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. 2025 Sep 25;10(3):159–167. doi: 10.14744/bej.2025.23434

Table 4.

Correlation between demarcation line depth and keratometry values of all patients

DLD nasal DLD central DLD temporal



r p r p r p
Change in Kmax 1 month 0.110 0.420 0.167 0.214 0.113 0.406
Change in Kmax 3 month 0.037 0.799 0.055 0.702 0.030 0.838
Change in Kmax 6 month 0.371 0.009 0.349 0.014 0.355 0.013
Change in Kmax 12 month 0.172 0.252 0.172 0.248 0.133 0.378
Change in K1 1 month 0.176 0.195 0.193 0.151 0.174 0.199
Change in K1 3 month −0.046 0.754 −0.116 0.421 −0.106 0.469
Change in K1 6 month 0.042 0.776 0.067 0.649 0.113 0.443
Change in K1 12 month 0.164 0.277 0.081 0.590 0.147 0.330
Change in K2 1 month −0.126 0.353 −0.098 0.467 −0.102 0.453
Change in K2 3 month −0.026 0.858 −0.042 0.771 −0.057 0.695
Change in K2 6 month 0.163 0.268 0.263 0.068 0.311 0.031
Change in K2 12 month 0.165 0.273 0.161 0.281 0.189 0.208

DLD: Demarcation line depth; Kmax: Maximum keratometry; K1: Flat keratometry; K2: Steep keratometry.