Prevalence of keratoconus in refractive surgery practice population in North Macedonia.

Fanka GilevskaBiljana KostovskaIlir OsmaniAlma BiscevicSmiljka Popovic SuicMaja BohacSudi Patel

Published in: International ophthalmology (2022)

The prevalence of KC at a refractive surgery practice in N. Macedonia is much higher compared with general population (6.8/100,000) and similar to the prevalence in Middle East Asia. Nationwide screening programs are needed to diagnose the disease earlier.

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