Table 2.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria of the participants in the study.
| Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy | Keratoconus | Healthy | Keratoconus |
| Age between 18 and 65 years | Presence of any ocular disease or surgery (apart from keratoconus, in this group) | ||
| Understanding and signing the informed consent | Use of systemic or ocular drugs that could affect the results | ||
| — | With or without intracorneal ring segments | Spherical error higher than ± 15.00 D | |
| — | Stage I, II, or III, according to Amsler–Krumeich classification | Cylindrical error higher than ± 8.00 D | |