Purpose: Detecting the accuracy of various posterior elevation (PE) indices of Pentacam HR, and correlating them with some possibly related factors or parameters, in a cohort with early keratoconus (KC).
Methods: A cross sectional study that was conducted at Eye World Hospital, Egypt. One hundred and two corneas were enrolled, including two groups; group 1 (50 corneas) having forme fruste or early KC, and group 2 (52 corneas) for healthy controls. Corneas were scanned using Pentacam HR (Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany). The investigated PE parameters were: PE from best fit sphere (BFS), PE from best fit toric ellipsoid (BFTE), PE from exclusion map of Belin Ambrosio's display (BAD), and PE from difference map of BAD. The four PE values were correlated to age, thinnest corneal thickness "TCT," posterior aberrations, and posterior Q value.
Results: All the investigated indices were significantly different in group 1 compared to group 2 (p < 0.001). Accuracy of PE parameters revealed the highest AUROC for PE from BFTE (AUROC = 0.989, and best cutoff > 4 um with sensitivity 96.00% and specificity 96.15%). PE from difference map was the least accurate. Correlation coefficients showed a significant correlation between all the studied PE parameters and some of the posterior aberrations (root mean square of higher order aberrations, vertical coma, and spherical aberrations), besides a significant correlation with posterior Q value.
Conclusion: PE indices are sensitive detectors of early ectasia. PE from BFTE had the highest deduced AUROC. Alterations in PE values can significantly alter many posterior corneal aberrations and the posterior Q.
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