Assessment of Corneal Biomechanical Properties in Keratoconus Using the New Parameters of Corvis ST
Ming Xiao1 , Xiaoyu Zhang2 , Shuliang Wang1
1 Xiangyang Aier Eye Hospital, Xiangyang Aier Eye and Optometry Research Institute, Xiangyang 441100, China 2 Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital, Affiliated to Fudan University, China Key Laboratory of Myopia of National Health Commission, Shanghai Optometry Research Center, Shanghai 200031, China
Abstract:Objective: To analyze the corneal biomechanical properties in clinical keratoconic eyes, subclinical keratoconic eyes and normal eyes using the new biomechanical parameters of corneal visualization Scheimpflug technology (Corvis ST), and to evaluate diagnostic values for keratoconus. Methods: In this case-control study, 28 subclinical keratoconic patients (SKC group) (28 eyes), 40 keratoconic patients (CKC group) (40 eyes), and 60 myopic patients (control group) (60 eyes) were enrolled from January 2019 to January 2021 in Xiangyang Aier Eye Hospital. Five corneal biomechanical parameters of all eyes, including deformation amplitude ratio (DAR), integrated radius (IR), Ambrosio relational thickness to the horizontal profile (ARTh), applanation 1 stiffness parameter (SP-A1) and Corvis biomechanical index (CBI) were obtained with Corvis ST. All parameters were compared among the SKC group, CKC group and the control group. ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis H rank sum test, and Mann-Whitney U rank sum test were used. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted to distinguish keratoconus and subclinical keratoconus from normal eyes. Results: IR and CBI in the SKC group were higher than those in the control group, with significant differences between the two groups (U=2.461, P=0.042; U=2.450, P=0.043), but the differences in DAR, ARTh, and SP-A1 between the two groups were not statistically significant. In the SKC group, IR and CBI had better diagnostic value, with an AUC of 0.669 (sensitivity of 50.0%, specificity of 77.5%) and 0.656 (sensitivity of 67.9%, specificity of 60.0%), respectively. DAR, IR, and CBI in the CKC group were higher than those in the control group, with significant differences (U=7.645, P<0.001; U=8.477, P<0.001; U=8.965, P<0.001), but ARTh and SP-A1 were lower than those in the control group, with significant differences between the two groups (U=-8.593, P<0.001; U=-7.517, P<0.001). In the CKC group, DAR, IR, and CBI have good diagnostic value, with an AUC of 0.956 (sensitivity of 90.0%, specificity of 93.3%), and 0.968 (sensitivity of 92.5%, specificity of 91.7%), 1.000 (sensitivity of 100.0%, specificity of 100.0%), respectively. Conclusions: The corneal biomechanical properties of subclinical keratoconus are changed compared with normal eyes, among them, IR and CBI have better diagnostic value for subclinical keratoconus. Clinical keratoconus has a great change in biomechanics compared with normal eyes, and DAR, IR and CBI have great diagnostic value for keratoconus.
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Ming Xiao1,Xiaoyu Zhang2,Shuliang Wang1. Assessment of Corneal Biomechanical Properties in Keratoconus Using the New Parameters of Corvis ST. Chinese Journal of Optometry Ophthalmology and Visual science, 2021, 23(9): 641-646. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115909-20210304-00087
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