A model of visual limitation in patients with keratoconus

Sci Rep. 2020 Nov 9;10(1):19335. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76489-1.

Abstract

This paper aims to calculate a relevance model of visual limitation (V.L.) in keratoconus patients based on refractive and topographic parameters. A cross-sectional study was carried out in Torrecárdenas Hospital, Almería, Spain, between February 2018 and July 2019. It included 250 keratoconus patients. Two groups were created according to a grading system of V.L. based on RETICS (Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Salud) classification: keratoconus patients with no V.L. (best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) ≤ 0.05 logMAR) and keratoconus patients with V.L. (BSCVA > 0.05 logMAR). Correlations and a binary logistic regression were established. V.L. was correlated with maximum curvature (r = 0.649, p < 0.001) and root mean square higher-order aberrations (HOARMS) (r = 0.625, p < 0.001). Binary logistic regression included V.L. as the dependent variable and spherical equivalent, HOARMS, spherical aberration and interaction between the anterior and posterior vertical coma as independent variables. The model was a good fit. Area under the curve (A.U.C.) of receiver operating characteristic (R.O.C.) curve was 0.924, sensitivity 91.90%, specificity 83.60%, accuracy 88.94%; and precision 91.17%. Binary logistic regression model of V.L. is a good fit model to predict the early loss of visual acuity in keratoconus patients.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Area Under Curve
  • Corneal Topography
  • Corneal Wavefront Aberration
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Keratoconus / physiopathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • ROC Curve
  • Refraction, Ocular
  • Regression Analysis
  • Spain
  • Vision Disorders / physiopathology*
  • Visual Acuity
  • Young Adult