Variability in Oculus Pentacam tomographer measurements in patients with keratoconus.

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Citation: Cornea. 34(3):285-9, 2015 Mar.PMID: 25625364Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: OphthalmologyForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal Article | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tSubject headings: *Corneal Topography/mt [Methods] | *Keratoconus/pa [Pathology] | *Photography/is [Instrumentation] | *Tomography/is [Instrumentation] | Adolescent | Adult | Aged | Aged, 80 and over | Astigmatism/pa [Pathology] | Case-Control Studies | Cornea/pa [Pathology] | Female | Fixation, Ocular | Humans | Male | Middle Aged | Young AdultLocal holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 2000 - presentISSN:
  • 0277-3740
Name of journal: CorneaAbstract: CONCLUSIONS: Pentacam measurements show increased variability in patients with keratoconus. The degree of variability correlates with TA.METHODS: Three Pentacam measurements with 1-minute intervals were taken from 101 eyes (81 keratoconus and 20 controls) from 57 patients (47 keratoconus and 10 controls) by the same examiner and under the same conditions. Keratoconus eyes were divided into 3 subgroups based on topographic astigmatism (TA). Variability in astigmatism, mean keratometry, central corneal thickness, and fixation values were compared within the patient subgroups versus normal controls.PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine intertest variability of measurements taken by the Pentacam tomographer in eyes with keratoconus.RESULTS: Variability of all studied parameters (astigmatism, mean keratometry, central corneal thickness, and fixation values) increased with increasing TA in patients with keratoconus.All authors: Gupta A, Hwang FS, Jun AS, Munoz B, Vianna LMDigital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2016-01-13
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CONCLUSIONS: Pentacam measurements show increased variability in patients with keratoconus. The degree of variability correlates with TA.

METHODS: Three Pentacam measurements with 1-minute intervals were taken from 101 eyes (81 keratoconus and 20 controls) from 57 patients (47 keratoconus and 10 controls) by the same examiner and under the same conditions. Keratoconus eyes were divided into 3 subgroups based on topographic astigmatism (TA). Variability in astigmatism, mean keratometry, central corneal thickness, and fixation values were compared within the patient subgroups versus normal controls.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine intertest variability of measurements taken by the Pentacam tomographer in eyes with keratoconus.

RESULTS: Variability of all studied parameters (astigmatism, mean keratometry, central corneal thickness, and fixation values) increased with increasing TA in patients with keratoconus.

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