Risk factors for corneal ulcers: a population-based matched case-control study in Nepal.
Raghunandan ByanjuRam Prasad KandelBimal PoudyalSadhan BhandariAnju LigalSangita PradhanMaria GautamPuspa ShresthaRanjeet Kumar SahJohn A GonzalesTravis C PorcoJohn P WhitcherMuthiah SrinivasanMadan Prasad UpadhyayThomas M LietmanJeremy David KeenanKieran Sunanda O'Briennull nullPublished in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2022)
We found ocular injury, manual labour and lower education to be strongly associated with the development of corneal ulcer. Given the persistent burden of corneal blindness in this area, prevention efforts could target efforts to increase access to care in areas where these factors are common.