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To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the ABCD progression display for keratoconus progression.
Data was collected from patients that underwent at least two Pentacam assessments 6 months apart. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated for the ABCD progression display. Progression was defined by criterion 1: change in two ABCD parameters above 80% confidence interval (CI) or criterion 2: change in one ABCD parameter above 95%CI. Receiver operating characteristic analysis compared the area under the curve (AUC) of all ABCD parameter combinations.
Thirty eyes were evaluated over a median time of 10.3 months. Progression by criterion 1 resulted in a sensitivity of 61.9% and specificity of 88.9%. Progression by criterion 2 resulted in higher sensitivity (80.9%) and specificity (100%). Pairwise comparisons of the ROC curves show that the AUC achieved by criterion 2 was significantly higher than criterion 1 (0.905 vs. 0.754, p = 0.0332). Evaluation of all ABCD combinations with a significant change of 80% or 95% CI did not show superiority over criterion 1 or 2 regarding progression detection. The D parameter had a very low AUC (0.5–0.556).
The ABCD progression display can assess keratoconus progression with high sensitivity and specificity, thus assisting the patients’ decision-making process. The D parameter did not contribute to the sensitivity or specificity of this classification.
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The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are not publicly available due to containing information that could compromise patient privacy but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
Asaf Achiron, Roy Yavnieli, Alon Tiosano, Uri Elbaz, Yoav Nahum, Eitan Livny & Irit Bahar
Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Achiron, A., Yavnieli, R., Tiosano, A. et al. ABCD progression display for keratoconus progression: a sensitivity-specificity study. Eye (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-022-02183-3
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