Table 7 Correlation of eye rubbing frequency and ocular allergic sign scores with corneal tomographic, biomechanical and epithelial thickness parameters in the allergic conjunctivitis (AC) group

Eye rubbing

r

0.348

0.362

0.228

0.276

0.424

0.341

−0.648

−0.553

−0.443

0.122

p^a

0.059

0.049^*

0.225

0.140

0.020^*

0.065

< 0.001^*

0.002^*

0.014^*

0.522

Hyperemia

r

0.293

0.034

−0.103

0.066

0.084

0.143

0.075

−0.147

−0.337

0.391

p^a

0.115

0.857

0.590

0.729

0.658

0.451

0.695

0.439

0.068

0.033^*

Swelling

r

0.638

0.295

0.179

0.292

0.291

0.315

−0.122

−0.366

−0.560

0.641

p^a

< 0.001^*

0.113

0.345

0.118

0.119

0.090

0.521

0.047^*

0.001^*

< 0.001^*

Papillae

r

0.520

0.313

0.330

0.295

0.066

0.105

0.043

−0.189

−0.401

0.467

p^a

0.003^*

0.092

0.075

0.113

0.729

0.580

0.821

0.317

0.028^*

0.009^*

Epithelial disorder

r

0.584

0.340

0.308

0.314

0.401

0.370

−0.318

−0.497

−0.608

0.471

p^a

0.001^*

0.066

0.098

0.091

0.028^*

0.044^*

0.087

0.005^*

< 0.001^*

0.009^*