Revisiting keratoconus diagnosis and progression classification based on evaluation of corneal asymmetry indices, derived from scheimpflug imaging in keratoconic and suspect cases

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages 1539-1548

  Kanellopoulos, Anastasios John ^a   Asimellis, George ^b  

^a Laservisiongr Eye Institute   (Greece)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amsler krumeich keratoconus grading; Central keratoconus index; Diagnosis and classification; Height asymmetry; Height decentration; Keratoconus index; Minimum radius of curvature; Pentacam topometric indices; Surface variance; Vertical asymmetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ANTERIOR SEGMENT TOPOMETRIC INDEX; ARTICLE; CENTRAL KERATOCONUS INDEX; CORRECTED DISTANCE VISUAL ACUITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEX OF HEIGHT ASYMMETRY; INDEX OF HEIGHT DECENTRATION; INDEX OF MINIMUM RADIUS OF CURVATURE; INDEX OF SURFACE VARIANCE; INDEX OF VERTICAL ASYMMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOCONUS; KERATOCONUS INDEX; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

EID: 84880788757     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S44741     Document Type: Article

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