Clinical Study

Epi-Off versus Epi-On Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking in Keratoconus Patients: A Comparative Study through 2-Year Follow-Up

Table 3

Epi-off versus epi-on after 2-year follow-up (mean ± SD).

Epi-offEpi-on value

Mean corneal thickness (µm)501.41 ± 21.91495.45 ± 43.160.10
K flat (D)44.71 ± 3.0346.44 ± 3.670.01
K steep (D)47.76 ± 3.4749.75 ± 3.470.01
Mean K (D)46.16 ± 3.1547.82 ± 4.060.08
BCVA (logMAR)0.22 ± 0.120.27 ± 0.130.01
OSDI© (before and one-month later)13.56 ± 2.1511.26 ± 2.120.02

BCVA: best corrected visual acuity; OSDI: Ocular Surface Disease Index; Student’s t-test for paired values.