Research Article

Crosslinking vs. Observation in Fellow Eyes of Keratoconus Patients

Table 4

Proposed tomographic cutoff values for KCN disease progression in naïve fellow eyes (N = 49).

VariableCutoff valueSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)% Correctly Classified

K1≥43.578.9566.6771.43%
K2≥45.184.2166.6773.47%
Km≥44.378.9563.3369.39%
Front Kmax≥47.984.2176.6779.59%
Astigmatism≥1.494.7460.0073.47%
Pachymetry at the pupil<47593.3363.1681.63%
Thinnest pachymetry<47880.0073.6877.55%

Percent of naïve fellow eyes correctly classified as progressors or nonprogressors using the predetermined cutoff values. All keratometry readings are presented in Diopters and pachymetry values are presented in μm.