Table 1.

Clinical and Topographic–Tomographic Characteristics of Each Study Group

	Control	KC	P Value
Allergic disease (%)	28	44	0.247
Itching (%)	4	72	<0.0001
Rubbing (%)	4	64	<0.0001
K1 (D)	42.70 ± 1.39	47.14 ± 5.31	<0.0001
K2 (D)	43.73 ± 1.48	50.47 ± 5.28	<0.0001
maxDP (D)	44.40 ± 1.25	55.56 ± 7.10	<0.0001
MTP (µm)	534.00 ± 21.69	445.00 ± 66.65	<0.0001
PE	9.20 ± 3.73	67.96 ± 31.33	<0.0001

K1, flattest corneal meridian; K2, steeper corneal meridian; maxDP, maximum dioptric power; MTP, minimum thickness point; PE, posterior elevation.

Size sample: KC = 25 subjects, 25 eyes; controls = 25 subjects, 25 eyes.