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Biotechnol."],"abstract":"<jats:p><jats:bold>Purpose:<\/jats:bold> To evaluate the interocular consistency of biomechanical properties in normal, keratoconus (KC) and subclinical keratoconus (SKC) populations and explore the application of interocular asymmetry values in KC and SKC diagnoses.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> This was a retrospective chart-review study of 331 ametropic subjects (control group) and 207\u00a0KC patients (KC group, including 94 SKC patients). Interocular consistency was evaluated using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Interocular asymmetry was compared between the control and KC groups and its correlation with disease severity was analyzed. Three logistic models were constructed using biomechanical monocular parameters and interocular asymmetry values. The diagnostic ability of interocular asymmetry values and the newly established models were evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curves and calibration curves. Net reclassification improvement (NRI) and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) were also estimated.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> The interocular consistency significantly decreased and the interocular asymmetry values increased in KC patients compared with those in control individuals. In addition, the interocular asymmetry values increased with respect to the severity of KC. The binocular assisted biomechanical index (BaBI) had an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.998 (97.8% sensitivity, 99.2% specificity; cutoff 0.401), which was statistically higher than that of the Corvis biomechanical index [CBI; AUC = 0.935, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001 (DeLong\u2019s test), 85.6% sensitivity]. 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