Ethnicity, Progressive Keratoconus, and Outcomes after Corneal Cross-Linking in Southern Israel.

Jacob A YaffeRan Matlov Kormas Boris Edvard Malyugin Matthew Boyko Raimo TuuminenBoris Knyazer

Published in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

In this study, the Bedouin population suffered from more progressive keratoconus when compared to the Jewish population. CXL was significantly effective in improving BCVA and UCVA in both groups after 12 months of follow-up. The effect size of the origin of patients on the stability of KC was found to be negligible.

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