TY - JOUR
AU - Toker, Mustafa, Ilker
AB - Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/corneajrnl by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/04/2020 CLINICAL SCIENCE Comparative Evaluation of Central Corneal Thickness in Cross-Linked Keratoconic Eyes Pinar Kosekahya, MD,* Mustafa Koc, MD,† Kubra Ozdemir Yalcinsoy, MD,* Dilara Ozkoyuncu Kocabas, MD,‡ and Mustafa Ilker Toker, MD* Key Words: central corneal thickness, cross-linking, keratoconus, Purpose: To compare the central corneal thickness (CCT) measure- Scheimpflug, ultrasound pachymetry ments measured by using the Pentacam Scheimpflug system with the (Cornea 2020;00:1–6) CCT measured using ultrasound pachymetry (UP) and to compare the compatibility between the methods in normal, keratoconic, and cross-linked keratoconic corneas. eratoconus is a progressive and degenerative corneal Methods: The study included 50 eyes of 50 patients with keratoconus Kectatic disease. Stromal collagen matrix alterations lead (keratoconus group), 50 eyes of 50 patients with progressive keratoco- to stromal thinning and irregular protrusion of the cornea, and nus who underwent corneal cross-linking treatment (CCL group), and finally visual deterioration associated with irregular astigma- 50 eyes of 50 healthy subjects (control group). Patients in the tism. The only currently available modality that can halt the keratoconus and CCL groups were further classified into mild (mean progression of the disease is corneal cross-linking (CCL). keratometry [Km] # 47 D) and moderate keratoconus subgroups 
TI - Comparative Evaluation of Central Corneal Thickness in Cross-Linked Keratoconic Eyes
JF - Cornea
DO - 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002339
DA - 2020-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/comparative-evaluation-of-central-corneal-thickness-in-cross-linked-jKpJveLn0Z
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DP - DeepDyve
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