EVALUATION OF ANTERIOR SEGMENT PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH KERATOCONUS WITH PENTACAM DEVICE

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OBJECTIVE: It was aimed to evaluate the changes observed in the anterior segment parameters in patients with keratoconus using Pentacam device according to the severity of the disease and to compare the determined results with those obtained from the healthy individuals.MATERIAL AND METHODS: The data obtained by the Pentacam device for 104 eyes of 52 keratoconus patients and 120 eyes of 60 healthy individuals were retrospectively evaluated. Demographic features of the patients, the corneal curvature of the anterior and posterior surface, the asphericity and the elevation values (K1, K2, corneal astigmatism, and average asphericity), thinnest corneal thickness (TCT), apex corneal thickness (ACT), corneal volume (CV), anterior chamber depth (ACD), anterior chamber angle (ACA), and anterior chamber volume (ACV) outcomes were recorded.RESULTS: The average age was 30.8±11.6 years in the Keratoconus group (22 Female, 30 Male) and 32.4±12.4 years in the control group (26 Female, 34 Male). The groups were compatible with each other in terms of age and gender (p=0.32, p=0.89, respectively). In the classification based on keratometry readings, keratoconus level was grouped as mild in 63 eyes, medium in 26 eyes, and severe in 15 eyes. In keratoconus patients, there was a significant difference in curvature, asphericity, and elevation values of the corneal anterior and posterior surfaces between the groups (p<0.001). TCT was the highest in the mild group and lowest in the severe group, and the difference between the groups was significant (p<0.05). ACD was 3.21±0.34 in the mild group, 3.27±0.26 in the medium group, and 3.79±0.53 in the severe group, and the difference was also significant (p<0.05).CONCLUSIONS: Significant changes in the values of curvature, asphericity, and elevation of both corneal anterior and posterior surfaces and the parameters of the anterior segment of the cornea are observed with the progression of keratoconus.