Research Article

Assessment of the Association between In Vivo Corneal Morphogeometrical Changes and Keratoconus Eyes with Severe Visual Limitation

Table 2

Descriptive values and differences in the modelled morpho-biometric indices among the normal and severe KC groups.

Morpho-biometric indicesNormal group (n = 50)Severe KC group (n = 30)
MeanSDMinMaxMeanSDMinMaxz

Voltot (mm³)25.721.5323.2329.0723.741.8520.1728.405.18≤0.01
Corareaant (mm2)43.080.1442.7743.3343.800.5942.6645.11−6.56≤0.01
Corareapos (mm2)44.240.2643.5344.7145.440.9543.7847.97−6.78≤0.01
Corareatot (mm2)103.891.12100.73105.66105.202.13102.35112.68−3.14≤0.01
Splareapapex (mm2)4.320.263.934.873.860.402.965.026.33≤0.01
Splareaminthk (mm2)4.310.263.924.863.840.402.975.036.41≤0.01
Devaapex (mm)0.000.000.000.000.030.020.000.06−8.26≤0.01
Devpapex (mm)0.070.020.040.090.260.120.050.59−6.68≤0.01
COMX (mm)0.040.020.010.09−0.010.06−0.200.124.23≤0.01
COMY (mm)0.030.020.000.08−0.010.09−0.130.332.570.02
COMZ (mm)0.770.020.710.810.850.080.701.06−5.56≤0.01
Devaminthk (mm)0.830.210.441.270.910.360.161.68−1.120.27
Devpminthk (mm)0.760.200.381.240.850.340.101.60−1.230.23

SD: standard deviation; P: statistical test; z: z-score.