Noncontact Meibography in Patients with Keratoconus
Table 3
Meibomian gland characteristics in all groups.
Mean ± SD (n)
KC 1 (n = 157)
KC 2 (n = 100)
KC 3 (n = 43)
Control (n = 100)
Gland distortion
0.22 ± 0.11 (30)
0.21 ± 0.12 (21)
0.18 ± 0.11 (8)
0.21 ± 0.14 (18)
0.423
0.09
0.21
0.04
Gland shortening
0.31 ± 0.12 (44)
0.35 ± 0.18 (18)
0.36 ± 0.15 (8)
0.33 ± 0.13 (19)
0.751
0.087
0.088
0.023
Gland dropout
0.71 ± 0.25 (26)
0.73 ± 0.28 (12)
0.79 ± 0.33 (17)
0.51 ± 0.23 (11)
0.002
0.75
0.44
0.56
Total score
2.1
2.4
2.6
1.5
0.06
0.05
0.21
0.025
KC: keratoconus. n: number of patients; SD: standard deviation. value between the four groups by ANOVA test. value: KC 1 vs KC 2. value: KC 2 vs KC 3. value: KC 1 vs KC 3.
