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Table 1 Demographics and preoperative baseline characteristics

From: Manual mid-stromal dissection as a low risk procedure to stabilize mild to moderate progressive keratoconus

Case no.

Age (years)/Gender

Eye

Keratoconus gradec

Remarks

1

38/ F

OD

I-II

 

2a

31/ M

OS

III-IV

 

3a

31/ M

OD

III-IV

 

4

27/ M

OD

II

 

5

36/ F

OS

IV

Chronic allergic conjunctivitis

6b

23/ M

OD

III

 

7

72/ F

OS

II-III

Preexisting central corneal scarring, Diabetes mellitus type II

8

34/ M

OS

III-IV

 

9

34/ M

OS

I

 

10

34/ M

OS

II-III

Preexisting central corneal scarring

11

45/ M

OD

II-III

 

12

26/ F

OS

I-II

 

13b

24/ M

OS

II-III

 

14

28/ F

OS

IV

Chronic allergic conjunctivitis

15

37/ F

OD

III-IV

Preexisting central corneal scarring

16

19/ M

OD

III

 

Average

33.8

   

SD

12.1

   
  1. F = female; M = male; OD = right; OS = left
  2. a,bNote that two patients (cases no. 2, 3, 6, and 13) underwent bilateral manual crosslinking
  3. cKeratoconus grading according to Pentacam Topographic Keratoconus classification [10]