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The following parameters were obtained and analyzed: K1 (Flat K)-K2 (Steep K)\u2013K max\u2013Pachymetry at corneal apex \u2013 Pachymetry at thinnest location \u2013 Distance between apex and thinnest location \u2013 Corneal back elevation \u2013 Topography shape \u2013 Keratoconus (If present). Patients with previous corneal surgery, intraocular surgery, or corneal opacity were excluded from the study.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study included 5059 eyes of 2694 subjects; the mean age was 27.46 \u00b1 7.04 (18\u201345) years, and most of them were of female gender, representing 1886 subjects (70.007%). The mean spherical equivalent was \u2212 2.94 \u00b1 3.68 diopters. The most common topographic shape was a symmetric bow tie in 2474 eyes (48.9%). Abnormal back elevation was reported in 19.4% of studied eyes and keratoconus in 4.1% of the studied eyes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Examination of refractive surgery candidates revealed that high myopia is frequent, the most frequent topographic shape is the symmetric bowtie, and keratoconus is infrequent, but abnormal back elevation had a higher percentage. Therefore, routine corneal examination by pentacam is recommended for these patients regardless of whether they are seeking refractive surgery or not. Our findings emphasize the importance of conservative pachymetry thresholds (\u2265500 \u00b5) in regions with higher keratoconus risk. 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