[A comparative study of viscoelasticity between normal cornea and keratoconus].

Study of the mechanical properties of in vivo corneal materials is an important basis for further study of corneal physiological and pathological phenomena by means of finite element method. In this paper, the elastic coefficient ( E) and viscous coefficient ( η) of normal cornea and keratoconus under pulse pressure are calculated by using standard linear solid model with the data provided by corneal visualization scheimpflug technology. The results showed that there was a significant difference of E and η between normal cornea and keratoconus cornea ( P < 0.05). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that the area under curve (AUC) for E, η and their combined indicators were 0.776, 0.895 and 0.948, respectively, which indicated that keratoconus could be predicted by E and η. The results of this study may provide a reference for the early diagnosis of keratoconus and avoid the occurrence of keratoconus after operation, so it has a certain clinical value.