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The participants were divided into myopia and emmetropia groups. All the subjects underwent eye rubbing by the same investigator using the same technique. Biomechanical parameters were recorded using the Corvis ST device before and after 1\u00a0min of eye rubbing. One week later, all the participants underwent the test again. Statistical methods were employed to compare the differences between the data from before and after the 1\u00a0min of eye rubbing and demonstrate the different responses of the two groups.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> After 1\u00a0min of eye rubbing, smaller SP-A1 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), higher deformation and deflection amplitudes (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.012), higher peak distances (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), earlier A1 times (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), faster velocities (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), and lower maximum inverse radii (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.004) were observed. According to the automatic linear modeling analysis, the refractive states (B = \u22125.236, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.010) and biomechanically corrected intraocular pressure (bIOP) (B = 0.196, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.016) had influenced a decrease in the stiffness parameter at the first applanation (SP-A1). The central corneal thickness (CCT) had decreased only in the myopia group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.039). The change of SP-A1 in amplitude was larger in the myopia group than in the emmetropia group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). All the parameters returned to the baseline level 1\u00a0week later.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Eye rubbing appears to alter corneal biomechanical properties temporarily and make the cornea softer, especially for myopic young patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fbioe.2023.1168503","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,6]],"date-time":"2023-06-06T06:04:15Z","timestamp":1686031455000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Effect of eye rubbing on corneal biomechanical properties in myopia and emmetropia"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Xia","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anji","family":"Wei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yujing","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiaxu","family":"Hong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jianjiang","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2067","DOI":"10.4103\/ijo.IJO_1191_19","article-title":"Relevance of IgE, allergy and eye rubbing in the pathogenesis and management of Keratoconus","volume":"68","author":"Ahuja","year":"2020","journal-title":"Indian J. 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