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Prevalence of Keratoconus in a Refractive Surgery Population
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-09-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
This study examined the prevalence of keratoconus among patients who were interested in undergoing refractive surgery.
Corneal tomography measurements were used to help detect keratoconus.
Methods.
Adult subjects who presented to the private hospital Cataract and Refractive Surgery Unit (Abha, Saudi Arabia) for refractive surgery evaluation were considered for inclusion in this cross-sectional, retrospective study.
All subjects were from the Aseer province, a southern, high-altitude region in Saudi Arabia, and presented between January and December 2017.
The incidence of keratoconus and other refractive surgery contraindications were examined.
Results.
A total of 2931 patients were considered for inclusion in analyses.
Of these, 2280 patients (77.8%) were not candidates for refractive surgery.
These 2280 patients had a mean age of 24.1 ± 6.6 years and 1231 patients (54.0%) were male.
Of the subjects who did not undergo refractive surgery, 548 (24%) had keratoconus, 400 (17.5%) were keratoconus suspects, 344 (15.1%) had thin corneas, 321 (14.1%) had high myopia, and 52 (2.3%) had a high astigmatism.
An additional 479 subjects (21%) were candidates for refractive surgery, but chose not to undergo a procedure.
Conclusion.
The incidence of keratoconus in Saudi Arabian refractive surgery prospects was 18.7%.
Keratoconus was the most common reason for not performing refractive surgery and accounted for 24.0% of cases in which surgery was not performed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Al-Amri, Abdulrahman Mohammed. 2018. Prevalence of Keratoconus in a Refractive Surgery Population. Journal of Ophthalmology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1196746
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Al-Amri, Abdulrahman Mohammed. Prevalence of Keratoconus in a Refractive Surgery Population. Journal of Ophthalmology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1196746
American Medical Association (AMA)
Al-Amri, Abdulrahman Mohammed. Prevalence of Keratoconus in a Refractive Surgery Population. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1196746
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1196746