The Superficial Stromal Scar Formation Mechanism in Keratoconus: A Study Using Laser Scanning In Vivo Confocal Microscopy

Table 3

The density of the keratocytes and SNP.

	Controls	Mild-to-moderate	Advanced		value
SBS keratocytes (cells/mm^2)				5.198	0.008
value		1.000	0.036
AS keratocytes (cells/mm^2)				22.734	<0.001
value		0.002	<0.001
PS keratocytes (cells/mm^2)				31.302	<0.001
value		0.003	<0.001
SNP density, mm/mm^2				18.922	<0.001
value		0.284	<0.001

SBS: sub-Bowman’s stromal; AS: anterior stromal; PS: posterior stromal; SNP: subbasal nerve plexus.
One-way ANOVA test; Bonferroni test between controls and mild-to-moderate keratoconus.
Bonferroni test between controls and advanced keratoconus.