Assessment of anterior segment parameters of keratoconus eyes in an Australian population

S Sahebjada; J Xie; E Chan; G Snibson; M Daniel; PN Baird

Journal article

Assessment of anterior segment parameters of keratoconus eyes in an Australian population

S Sahebjada, J Xie, E Chan, G Snibson, M Daniel, PN Baird

Optometry and Vision Science | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000295

Abstract

Purpose: To assess anterior segment parameters of eyes with keratoconus (KC) at different clinical stages of disease. Methods: KC and non-KC patients were recruited from public and private clinics in Melbourne, Australia. Axial length (AL), mean front corneal curvature (Front Km), mean back corneal curvature (Back Km), central corneal thickness (CCT), corneal thickness at the apex (CTA), corneal thickness at the thinnest point (CTT), anterior chamber depth (ACD), and corneal volume were noted for all the eyes. Results: A total of 181 individuals comprising 44 (24.3%) subclinical KC, 118 (65.2%) clinical KC, and 19 (10.5%) control subjects were analyzed. Significant differences were noticed b..

View full abstract

University of Melbourne Researchers

Elsie Chan Author

Paul Baird Author

Srujana Sahebjada Author

Grants

Funding Acknowledgements

This project was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Clinical Research Excellence grant 529923-Translational Clinical Research in Major Eye Diseases, NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship 1028444 (PNB), The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Small Research Grants, and the Angior Family Foundation. The Centre for Eye Research Australia receives Operational Infrastructure Support from the Victorian Government. The sponsors or funding organizations had no role in the design or conduct of this research. No conflicting relationship exists for any author.