EW SHOW DAILY
36
ASCRS Symposia
Monday, April 20, 2015
by Rich Daly EyeWorld Contributing Writer
H
igh ametropic eyes had
lower asymmetric values
than those with very early
keratoconus, according to
recent research.
The study aimed to discriminate
between eyes with high myopia
and astigmatism from those with
forme fruste keratoconus (FFKC) and
keratoconus (KC) using the intereye
asymmetry of several parameters
obtained from Scheimpflug imaging.
The study, presented by Maria
A. Henriquez, MD, Lima, Peru,
aimed to address the problems
of very early KC and normal eyes
showing similar parameters, as well
as high ametropic eyes showing sim-
ilar parameters to very early KC.
"It is easy to discriminate
between normal and keratoconus
eyes but it is hard to discriminate
between very early keratoconus and
ametropia eyes," Dr. Henriquez said
The results of the prospective
comparative study comparing
Differentiating between early
keratoconus, ametropic eyes
F o c u s e d o n e y e s . I n s p i r e d b y l i f e .
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Dr. Henriquez discusses the challenge of discerning between very early keratoconus and ametropic eyes.
