5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  The second Global Consensus on Keratoconus and Ectatic Diseases involved 12 ophthalmologists from 12 societies across five continents.

• 2

  The consensus established a revised definition of keratoconus and a new staging system based on the Belin ABCD grading.

• 3

  A significant finding revealed that 91.7% of experts agreed Kmax has low repeatability for evaluating progression, yet 75% still use it.

• 4

  The panel could not reach consensus on definitions for 'subclinical keratoconus' and 'forme fruste keratoconus,' leading to the term 'suspicious keratoconus.'.

• 5

  While there was agreement on the validity of CXL for thin corneas, no single technique reached consensus among the panel.