Hassan Hashemi1, Soheila Asgari1, Shiva Mehravaran2, Mohammad Hassan Emamian3, Akbar Fotouhi4. 1. Noor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran. 2. ASCEND Center for Biomedical Research, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA. 3. Ophthalmic Epidemiology Research Center, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran. 4. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box: 14155-6446, Tehran, Iran. afotouhi@tums.ac.ir.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine 5-year changes in keratoconus indices and corrected distance visual acuity in 40-64-year-old keratoconus compared with normal subjects. METHODS: In this prospective population-based cohort study, 5-year changes in Belin grading system indices including the average radii of curvature in the 3 mm zone surrounding the thinnest point in the anterior (ARC-3 mm) and posterior (PRC-3 mm) cornea, corrected distance visual acuity, minimum corneal thickness, maximum Ambrosio's relational thickness (ART-max), and maximum anterior keratometry indices centered on steepest point in the central 3 mm (Kmax-3 mm), 4 mm (Kmax-4 mm), and 5 mm (Kmax-5 mm) zones were compared between keratoconus and normal participants. In the analysis, comparisons were made between all keratoconus eyes and the right eyes of normal participants. RESULTS: The mean age in the keratoconus (n = 16 eyes) and normal (n = 1986 eyes) groups (48.31 ± 4.78, 49.37 ± 5.79 years, respectively) was not statistically different (P = 0.327). The two groups differed in terms of changes in PRC-3 mm (- 0.07 ± 0.15 vs. + 0.001 ± 0.14 mm, respectively, P = 0.042) and ART-max (- 6.28 ± 25.19 vs. + 15.8 ± 72.7 μm, respectively, P = 0.003). There were significant correlations between the reduction in PRC-3 mm and its baseline value (β = - 0.20, P < 0.001) and keratoconus (β = - 0.26, P < 0.001). The reduction in ART-max significantly correlated with its baseline value (β = - 0.43, P < 0.001) and keratoconus (β = - 111.74, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: According to these findings, posterior corneal steepening and thinning in keratoconus patients continue after the age of 40 years, but it is clinically negligible. The changes are independent of normal age-related changes and appear to be slower in cases with steeper and thinner corneas.
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PURPOSE: To determine 5-year changes in keratoconus indices and corrected distance visual acuity in 40-64-year-old keratoconus compared with normal subjects. METHODS: In this prospective population-based cohort study, 5-year changes in Belin grading system indices including the average radii of curvature in the 3 mm zone surrounding the thinnest point in the anterior (ARC-3 mm) and posterior (PRC-3 mm) cornea, corrected distance visual acuity, minimum corneal thickness, maximum Ambrosio's relational thickness (ART-max), and maximum anterior keratometry indices centered on steepest point in the central 3 mm (Kmax-3 mm), 4 mm (Kmax-4 mm), and 5 mm (Kmax-5 mm) zones were compared between keratoconus and normal participants. In the analysis, comparisons were made between all keratoconus eyes and the right eyes of normal participants. RESULTS: The mean age in the keratoconus (n = 16 eyes) and normal (n = 1986 eyes) groups (48.31 ± 4.78, 49.37 ± 5.79 years, respectively) was not statistically different (P = 0.327). The two groups differed in terms of changes in PRC-3 mm (- 0.07 ± 0.15 vs. + 0.001 ± 0.14 mm, respectively, P = 0.042) and ART-max (- 6.28 ± 25.19 vs. + 15.8 ± 72.7 μm, respectively, P = 0.003). There were significant correlations between the reduction in PRC-3 mm and its baseline value (β = - 0.20, P < 0.001) and keratoconus (β = - 0.26, P < 0.001). The reduction in ART-max significantly correlated with its baseline value (β = - 0.43, P < 0.001) and keratoconus (β = - 111.74, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: According to these findings, posterior corneal steepening and thinning in keratoconus patients continue after the age of 40 years, but it is clinically negligible. The changes are independent of normal age-related changes and appear to be slower in cases with steeper and thinner corneas.
Authors: Ashraf M Mahmoud; Maria X Nuñez; Claudia Blanco; Douglas D Koch; Li Wang; Mitchell P Weikert; Beatrice E Frueh; Christoph Tappeiner; Michael D Twa; Cynthia J Roberts Journal: Am J Ophthalmol Date: 2013-09-25 Impact factor: 5.258
Authors: Akbar Fotouhi; Hassan Hashemi; Mohammad Shariati; Mohammad Hassan Emamian; Kamran Yazdani; Ebrahim Jafarzadehpur; Hassan Koohian; Mohammad Reza Khademi; Kamran Hodjatjalali; Ahmad Kheirkhah; Reza Chaman; Sarvenaz Malihi; Mehdi Mirzaii; Mehdi Khabazkhoob Journal: Int J Epidemiol Date: 2012-10-17 Impact factor: 7.196