Research Article

Association between Corneal Stiffness Parameter at the First Applanation and Keratoconus Severity

Table 2

Association between SP-A1 and Corvis ST parameters.

ParametersNormalMildModerateSevere
rrrr

IOP0.695<0.0010.659<0.0010.831<0.0010.807<0.001
bIOP0.397<0.0010.471<0.0010.704<0.0010.709<0.001
DA−0.631<0.001−0.654<0.001−0.719<0.001−0.678<0.001
PD−0.592<0.001−0.550<0.001−0.416<0.001−0.3990.003
Radius0.1680.0020.2600.0010.391<0.0010.2640.056
A1T0.546<0.0010.575<0.001−0.765<0.0010.744<0.001
A1V−0.746<0.001−0.655<0.001−0.530<0.001−0.545<0.001
A1DLL−0.1070.045−0.286<0.001−0.1010.233−0.0590.683
A2T−0.584<0.001−0.550<0.001−0.638<0.001−0.494<0.001
A2V0.542<0.0010.528<0.0010.523<0.0010.549<0.001
A2DLL−0.0440.418−0.1510.062−0.2520.003−0.1370.347
HCT0.0210.7010.0010.9890.0550.5180.2230.108
HCDLL−0.358<0.001−0.306<0.001−0.1040.223−0.0840.564
DA Ratio Max [1 mm]−0.474<0.001−0.376<0.001−0.509<0.001−0.1990.152
DA Ratio Max [2 mm]−0.620<0.001−0.594<0.001−0.681<0.001−0.463<0.001

IOP, intraocular pressure; bIOP, biomechanical corrected intraocular pressure; DA, deformation amplitude; PD, peak distance; A1T, time from the initiation of air puff until the first applanation; A1V, corneal velocity at the first applanation; A1DLL, deflection length at the first applanation; A2T, time from the initiation of air puff until the second applanation; A2V, corneal velocity at the second applanation; A2DLL, deflection length at the second applanation; HCT, time from the initiation of air puff until the maximum deformation; HCDLL, deflection length at the maximum deformation.