Assessment of awareness of keratoconus and its relation to eye rubbing among Saudi Arabia population

Assessment of awareness of keratoconus and its relation to eye rubbing among Saudi Arabia population

BackgroundKeratoconus (KC) is a bilateral, asymmetric, progressive thinning of the cornea that causes a decrease in optical quality due to induced myopia, irregular astigmatism, and higher order aberrations. KC affects 1.38 per 1,000 individuals globally, with a higher prevalence in Asian and Middle...

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Main Authors: Nuwayyir Abdullah Alqasimi, Lujain Hatim Aljohani, Renato Ambrósio, Bader Saad AlQahtani, Nasser Saleh Al Haydar, Bdour Raja Alanazi, Danah Tariq Alfurayhan, Lina Sami Hussain Saber, Fatemah Saleh Alsalem, Nawaf Abdullah Alqahtani, Jose Manuel Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
keratoconus
eye rubbing
allergy
cornea
awareness
knowledge
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fopht.2025.1545030/full
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