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Primary outcome measures included best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), tomographic Scheimpflug analysis using Pentacam AXL (Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany), and biomechanical assessment using Corvis ST (Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany). Tomographic changes were assessed via analysis of the anterior and posterior curvature, K-max, thinnest corneal thickness (TCT), the Belin\/Ambrosio Deviation Display (BAD-D), and the ABCD-Grading. Biomechanical changes were analyzed using Corvis Biomechanical Index (CBI) and Tomographic Biomechanical Index (TBI).<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n               Results Of 916 eyes, 34 tomographically regular fellow eyes (7.4%) were identified and included in the analysis. Overall, the mean BCVA was \u2212\u20090.02\u2009\u00b1\u20090.13\u2009logMAR. Tomographic analysis showed mean K-max of 43.87\u2009\u00b1\u20091.21 D, mean TCT of 532\u2009\u00b1\u200923\u2009\u00b5m, and mean BAD-D of 1.02\u2009\u00b1\u20090.43. Biomechanical analysis demonstrated mean CBI of 0.28\u2009\u00b1\u20090.26 and mean TBI of 0.34\u2009\u00b1\u20090.30. While normal CBI-values were observed in 16\u00a0(47%) of 34 eyes, only 13 eyes (38%) showed a regular TBI and only 7 eyes (21%) showed regular TBI and CBI. The sensitivity of CBI and TBI to detect a tomographically normal keratoconus fellow eye was 53% and 62%, respectively.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n               Conclusion A highly asymmetric corneal ectasia with regular tomographic finding in a fellow eye is rare among keratoconus patients. In such cases, a biomechanical analysis may be useful in detecting early signs of corneal ectasia. 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