ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2018
Effect of Age on Pentacam Keratoconus Indices.
Article in Journal of ophthalmology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Multicenter European Data of Anatomical Parameters of the Anterior Eye Segment Measured with an Optical Biometer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Tomographic characteristics of thick corneas.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Effect of white-to-white corneal diameter on biomechanical indices assessed by Pentacam Scheimpflug corneal tomography and corneal visualization Scheimpflug technology.International ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Accuracy of the posterior corneal elevation values of Pentacam HR from different reference surfaces in early ectasia diagnosis.International ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Revisiting the Robustness of Pentacam HR Indices Against Soft Contact Lens Wear.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
- Pentacam® Corneal Tomography for Screening of Refractive Surgery Candidates: A Review of the Literature, Part I.Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal · 2019Review
- Pentacam HR Indices Variation in Normal Corneas with Different Corneal Thickness.Journal of ophthalmology · 2018Article
- Keratoconus Indices and their Determinants in Healthy Eyes of a Rural Population.Journal of current ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo assess the effect of age on elevation and pachymetric Pentacam keratoconus (KC) detection indices, and the need to adjust normative values accordingly.
methodsIn a retrospective study, 95 eyes of myopic normal subjects without KC were evaluated using the OCULUS Pentacam, with an age range of 17.4 to 46.8 years. Subjects were categorised into three groups according to their age: the first included those younger than 21 years (19 eyes), the second was for the age range of 21-40 years (65 eyes), and the third comprised subjects older than 40 years (11 eyes).
resultsThere were statistically significant differences among the three groups regarding many elevation indices: AE from BFS, PE from BFS, and PE minus AE from BFS (
conclusionsAge is an important determinant of elevation indices, significantly altering their normative values. The use of the more robust pachymetry, rather than elevation, indices is recommended in subjects below 21 or above 40 years of age.
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