Prevalence of Keratoconus in a Population-Based Study in Syria.

Abdelrahman M Salman Taym Darwish Marwan Ghabra Obeda Kailani Yusra Haddeh Mohammad Askar Ammar Ali Ali Ali Sara Alhassan

Published in: Journal of ophthalmology (2022)

The prevalence of keratoconus in this Syrian student population was 1.43%. The results of this study demonstrate a high prevalence of keratoconus in the study population. Early detection of keratoconus through screening may yield benefits in preventing devastating sequelae of KC in populations with a high prevalence.

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risk factors