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Keratometric evaluation in healthy eyes: comparison between two different Scheimpflug devices
Poster Details
First Author: M.Troisi ITALY
Co Author(s): M. De Bernardo G. Abbinante M. Gioia G. Gorga S. Troisi N. Rosa
Abstract Details
Purpose:
To evaluate the correlation between maximum keratometry (Kmax) measurements obtained with two Scheimpflug devices, Pentacam HR and Precisio, and to elaborate, if necessary, a regression formula which could make these results comparable.
Setting:
University Eye Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Italy.
Methods:
136 healthy eyes of 68 volunteers (33 males and 35 females; range: 17-87 years; mean age of 34 ± 18) were included in this study. Kmax was measured on the anterior axial map with Pentacam HR and on the total axial map with Precisio at 3 mm.
Results:
The axial power calculated at 3mm on the anterior map with Pentacam and on the total map with Precisio showed a good correlation (R2=0.8139) with a significant difference (p<0.01). The measurements with Precisio were significantly lower than those of Pentacam, with a difference of 2±0.7 D (range from 38.9 to 45.4 D for Precisio and from 40.4 to 48.5 D for Pentacam).
Conclusions:
The findings provided by this study highlight that Precisio measures lower curvature compared to Pentacam HR. The regression formulas we identified could be utilized to make interchangeable the two measurements.
Financial Disclosure:
gains financially from competing product or procedure, travel has been funded, fully or partially, by a company producing, developing or supplying the product or procedure presented, research is funded, fully or partially, by a company producing, developing or supplying the product or procedure presented, receives non-monetary benefits from a company producing, developing or supplying the product or procedure presented, receives consulting fees, retainer, or contract payments from a company producing, developing or supplying the product or procedure presented, is employed by a competing company, has significant investment interest in a company producing, developing or supplying product or procedure presented
