Table 2.
Baseline disease severity in crosslinked and naïve fellow eyes.
Variable | Overall (N = 79) |
CXL fellow eye Group 1 (N = 30) |
Naïve fellow eye Group 2 (N = 49) |
p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
K1 | 43.8 [42.5, 46.1] | 45.0 [43.2, 47.3] | 43.5 [42.3, 45.0] | 0.026 |
K2 | 46.3 [44.4, 50.7] | 48.2 [45.5, 53.4] | 45.2 [43.3, 49.9] | 0.006 |
Km | 45.2 [43.3, 48.1] | 46.4 [44.2, 49.9] | 44.4 [42.9, 46.8] | 0.01 |
Front Kmax | 50.5 [46.5, 57.4] | 56.2 [49.4, 64.5] | 47.8 [44.9, 56.1] | 0.002 |
Thinnest pachymetry | 480.5 [444.0, 509.0] | 467.0 [434.0, 494.0] | 484.0 [447.0, 516.0] | 0.13 |
Pachymetry at the apex | 493.0 [458.0, 521.0] | 479.0 [440.0, 507.0] | 497.0 [458.0, 526.0] | 0.16 |
Values are presented as the median [interquartile range]. K1 flat keratometry, K2 steep keratometry, Km mean keratometry, Front Kmax front maximum keratometry. All keratometry readings are presented in Diopters, whereas pachymetry values are presented in μm.