ArticleSaudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society
Analysis of topographic corneal parameters in a large cohort of corneal refractive surgery candidates.
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- Central corneal thickness, corneal endothelial cell density, and morphology in myopic eyes of young Chinese candidates for refractive surgery.Frontiers in ophthalmology · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeAnalysis of different corneal parameters in patients seeking corneal refractive surgery.
methodsPatients examined by Oculus Pentacam
resultsThe study included 5059 eyes of 2694 subjects; the mean age was 27.46 ± 7.04 (18-45) years, and most of them were of female gender, representing 1886 subjects (70.007%). The mean spherical equivalent was - 2.94 ± 3.68 diopters. The most common topographic shape was a symmetric bow tie in 2474 eyes (48.9%). Abnormal back elevation was reported in 19.4% of studied eyes and keratoconus in 4.1% of the studied eyes.
conclusionExamination of refractive surgery candidates revealed that high myopia is frequent, the most frequent topographic shape is the symmetric bowtie, and keratoconus is infrequent, but abnormal back elevation had a higher percentage. Therefore, routine corneal examination by pentacam is recommended for these patients regardless of whether they are seeking refractive surgery or not. Our findings emphasize the importance of conservative pachymetry thresholds (≥500 µ) in regions with higher keratoconus risk. Future research should focus on longitudinal tracking of refractive surgery candidates to better understand the impact of subclinical ectasia markers on long-term outcomes.
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