Table 2.

Significant associations between tear mediators and Pentacam indices.

	CXCL8 (pg/mL)	MMP-9 (ng/mL)	t-PA (pg/mL)
BAD-D	p = 0.020	p = 0.005
K 2 F		p = 0.031
Pachy Min	p = 0.027		p = 0.023

BAD-D: Belin-Ambrósio deviation index; KI: keratoconus Index; K ₂ F: Holladay equivalent keratometry value in the steep meridian on the front surface; Pachy Min: corneal thickness at the thinnest point of the cornea; CXCL8: chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 8 = IL-8: interleukin-8; MMP-9: matrix metalloproteinase-9; t-PA: tissue plasminogen activator (bold values represent negative correlations).