Fig. 1

Representative case featuring an asymmetric KC thick cornea. a Maps of phase retardation (PR) (10 × 8 mm), epithelium layer (8 × 8 mm), Bowman's layer (8 × 8 mm), stroma (10 × 8 mm), and total corneal thickness (10 × 8 mm), acquired using our custom-built ultrahigh resolution polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT). b Biomechanical indices from Corvis-ST. c Maps of tangential anterior curvature, anterior elevation, and posterior elevation obtained from a hybrid tomographer (MS-39). All maps derived from PS-OCT (a) and MS-39 (c) are overlaid with radial circles at 2 mm intervals