Refractive Characteristics of Keratoconus Eyes with Corneal Vogt's Striae: A Contralateral Eye Study

Overview

Journal J Optom

Specialty Ophthalmology

Date 2020 Jun 9

PMID 32507616

Citations 4

Authors

Tahereh Rakhshandadi

Mohamad-Reza Sedaghat

Farshad Askarizadeh

Hamed Momeni-Moghaddam

Mehdi Khabazkhoob

Abbasali Yekta

Foroozan Narooie-Noori

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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess and compare clinical characteristics of bilateral keratoconus patients with unilateral Vogt's striae.

Methods: In this contralateral eye study, refractive status were evaluated in patients with bilateral keratoconus whose corneas had definite slit-lamp biomicroscopic evidence of unilateral Vogt's striae. All cases underwent a comprehensive ophthalmic examination. Some refractive errors components provided by autorefraction were converted to vectorial notation for power vector analysis. Finally, the outcomes were compared between keratoconus eyes with and without Vogt's striae.

Results: Fifty patients aged 20 to 38 years (27.43±5.5) were recruited in this study. The results showed a significant difference in uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), non-cycloplegic and cycloplegic autorefraction including sphere, cylinder, spherical equivalent, and J, between keratoconus eyes with and without Vogt's striae (all P<0.05), except for J (P=0.518 in non-cycloplegic autorefraction and P=0.574 in cycloplegic autorefraction). Comparison of cycloplegic and non-cycloplegic autorefraction in both study groups showed significant differences in the sphere and spherical equivalent (all P<0.001), but no significant difference was found in cylinder, J, and J between the study groups (all P>0.05).

Conclusions: Comparison of the cycloplegic and non-cycloplegic autorefraction in keratoconus eyes with and without Vogt's striae showed significant differences in UDVA, CDVA, and some refractive errors components provided by autorefraction between the two groups, with a worse condition in KCN eyes with Vogt's striae.

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