Refractive characteristics of keratoconus eyes with corneal Vogt's striae: A contralateral eye study

• Tahereh Rakhshandadi ^[1] ; Mohamad-Reza Sedaghat ^[2] ; Farshad Askarizadeh ^[3] ; Hamed Momeni-Moghaddam ^[1] ; Mehdi Khabazkhoob ^{[4] [5]} ; Abbasali Yekta ^[2] ; Foroozan Narooie-Noori ^[6]
  1. [1] Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

     Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

     Irán

     
  2. [2] Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

     Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

     Irán

     
  3. [3] Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

     Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

     Irán

     
  4. [4] Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

     Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

     Irán

     
  5. [5] Noor Eye Hospital

     Noor Eye Hospital

     Irán

     
  6. [6] Iran University of Medical Sciences

     Iran University of Medical Sciences

     Irán

     

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• Localización: Journal of Optometry: peer-reviewed Journal of the Spanish General Council of Optometry, ISSN-e 1888-4296, Vol. 14, Nº. 2, 2021, págs. 183-188
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Purpose The aim of this study was to assess and compare clinical characteristics of bilateral keratoconus patients with unilateral Vogt's striae.

    Methods In this contralateral eye study, refractive status were evaluated in patients with bilateral keratoconus whose corneas had definite slit-lamp biomicroscopic evidence of unilateral Vogt's striae. All cases underwent a comprehensive ophthalmic examination. Some refractive errors components provided by autorefraction were converted to vectorial notation for power vector analysis. Finally, the outcomes were compared between keratoconus eyes with and without Vogt's striae.

    Results Fifty patients aged 20 to 38 years (27.43±5.5) were recruited in this study. The results showed a significant difference in uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), non-cycloplegic and cycloplegic autorefraction including sphere, cylinder, spherical equivalent, and J0, between keratoconus eyes with and without Vogt's striae (all P<0.05), except for J45 (P=0.518 in non-cycloplegic autorefraction and P=0.574 in cycloplegic autorefraction). Comparison of cycloplegic and non-cycloplegic autorefraction in both study groups showed significant differences in the sphere and spherical equivalent (all P<0.001), but no significant difference was found in cylinder, J0, and J45 between the study groups (all P>0.05).

    Conclusions Comparison of the cycloplegic and non-cycloplegic autorefraction in keratoconus eyes with and without Vogt's striae showed significant differences in UDVA, CDVA, and some refractive errors components provided by autorefraction between the two groups, with a worse condition in KCN eyes with Vogt's striae.