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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Relationship between Corneal Morphogeometrical Properties and Biomechanical Parameters Derived from Dynamic Bidirectional Air Applanation Measurement Procedure in Keratoconus.

Francisco Cavas, David Piñero, José S Velázquez, Jorge Mira, Jorge L Alió

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Corneal biomechanics and diagnostics: a review.International ophthalmology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Francisco CavasDepartment of Structures, Construction and Graphical Expression, Technical University of Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8391-0688
David PiñeroGroup of Optics and Visual Perception, Department of Optics, Pharmacology and Anatomy, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1546-4807
José S VelázquezDepartment of Structures, Construction and Graphical Expression, Technical University of Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1329-5093
Jorge MiraDoctorate Program in Industrial Technologies, International School of Doctorate, Technical University of Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain.
Jorge L AlióDepartment of Research and Development, VISSUM, 03016 Alicante, Spain.
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena · ESUniversitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx · ESUniversity of Alicante · ES

Funding

Instituto de Salud Carlos III RD16/0008/0012Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España RYC-2016-20471
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The morphogeometric analysis of the corneal structure has become a clinically relevant diagnostic procedure in keratoconus (KC) as well as the in vivo evaluation of the corneal biomechanical properties. However, the relationship between these two types of metrics is still not well understood. The current study investigated the relationship of corneal morphogeometry and volume with two biomechanical parameters: corneal hysteresis (CH) and corneal resistance factor (CRF), both provided by an Ocular Response Analyzer (Reichert). It included 109 eyes from 109 patients (aged between 18 and 69 years) with a diagnosis of keratoconus (KC) who underwent a complete eye examination including a comprehensive corneal topographic analysis with the Sirius system (CSO). With the topographic information obtained, a morphogeometric and volumetric analysis was performed, defining different variables of clinical use. CH and CRF were found to be correlated with these variables, but this correlation was highly influenced by corneal thickness. This suggests that the mechanical properties of KC cornea contribute only in a partial and limited manner to these biomechanical parameters, being mostly influenced by morphogeometry under normal intraocular pressure levels. This would explain the limitation of CH and CRF as diagnostic tools for the detection of incipient cases of KC.

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corneal biomechanicscorneal hysteresiscorneal morphogeometrycorneal volumekeratoconus

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PMID32867063
PMCPMC7555946
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