Primary Outcomes of Accelerated Epithelium-Off Corneal Cross-Linking in Progressive Keratoconus in Children: A 1-Year Prospective Study

Table 1

Scheimpflug densitometry measurements in stromal layers and concentric zones over time.

	Anterior stroma	Central stroma	Posterior stroma	0–2 mm zone	2–6 mm zone	6–10 mm zone
Baseline	22.303 ± 1.772	14.503 ± 1.22	12.55 ± 0.77	17.33 ± 0.85	15.76 ± 0.733	14.72 ± 1.43
1 month	28.41 ± 2.55	17.02 ± 1.14	13.24 ± 0.68	22.38 ± 3.52	21.52 ± 0.22	16.46 ± 0.43
3 months	30.92 ± 2.86	16.07 ± 0.62	12.52 ± 0.36	24.26 ± 0.63	20.60 ± 0.50	15.07 ± 0.68
8 months	26.78 ± 2.30	19.50 ± 0.49	16.15 ± 1.18	25.26 ± 1.09	19.51 ± 0.92	17.92 ± 2.3
12 months	22.30 ± 1.77	14.50 ± 1.22	12.55 ± 0.77	17.33 ± 0.85	15.77 ± 0.72	14.72 ± 1.43

value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant.