Table 2. Comparison of corneal topography parameters of each group.
Parameters | Clinical keratoconus group (n=26) | Forme fruste keratoconus group (n=21) | High ΔK group (n=40) | Low ΔK group (n=40) |
Kf (D) | 45.37±3.54 | 42.89±1.28a | 43.02±1.37a | 42.38±0.99a |
Ks (D) | 50.90±5.12 | 44.05±1.20a | 46.63±1.32a,b | 43.55±0.95a |
AveK (D) | 48.11±4.06 | 43.68±1.34a | 44.79±1.22a | 42.97±0.94a |
ΔK (D) | 5.31±3.11 | 1.14±0.62a | 3.66±0.96a,b | 1.17±0.44a |
SRI | 0.94±0.56 | 0.15±0.13a | 0.45±0.26a,b | 0.12±0.13a |
SAI | 2.42±1.76 | 0.48±0.39a | 0.42±0.19a | 0.28±0.11a |
Kf: Flat keratometry; Ks: Steep keratometry; AveK: Average keratometry; ΔK: Corneal astigmatism; SRI: Corneal surface regularity index; SAI: Corneal surface asymmetry index; D: Diopters. aP<0.05 vs clinical keratoconus group; bP<0.05 vs forme fruste keratoconus group.