ArticleClinical optometry2021
Keratoconus Epidemiology Presentations at Najran Province, Saudi Arabia.
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- Role of Ethnicity and Age in Corneal Curvature and Thickness Changes Following Corneal Cross-Linking for Keratoconus.Translational vision science & technology · 2026Article
- Hospital-Based Clinical Profile and Management Patterns of Keratoconus in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia: A Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Preferred practice patterns in the management of keratoconus: a national survey of cornea specialists in Saudi Arabia.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Analysis of Scheimpflug Tomography Parameters for Detecting Subclinical Keratoconus in the Fellow Eyes of Patients with Unilateral Keratoconus in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
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- Gender-specific association ofFrontiers in genetics · 2024Article
- The Level of Awareness of Keratoconus Among the General Population in Hail Region, Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2023Article
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Corneal and Epithelial Thickness Map Parameters to Detect Keratoconus and Suspect Keratoconus.Journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- The Underlying Relationship between Keratoconus and Down Syndrome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Analysis of topographic corneal parameters in a large cohort of corneal refractive surgery candidates.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyArticle
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Abstract
aimOur study aims to produce an estimation of the keratoconus disease epidemiology and important demographic factors in disease presentation in Najran city in the south of Saudi Arabia.
methodsKeratoconus patients between 9 and 29 years of age at the eye clinic of King Khaled General Hospital in Najran Province with a confirmed diagnosis of keratoconus were recruited over one year period. Visual acuity, keratometry, corneal thickness and demographic data were collected and analysed.
resultsThe keratoconus prevalence in Najran Province was found to be 87.3 cases per 100,000 people with an incidence of 28.47 per 100,000 cases. The disease presented more frequently in male patients (67.9%) with a statistically significant difference in the mean age between genders (p=0.014). Most cases presented at a moderate stage, and almost half of the cases reported a family history of the disease. There were statistically significant differences in best visual acuity and corneal thickness between genders (p<0.05). The majority of the cases were managed with contact lenses (56.08%).
conclusionGenetic and environmental factors could have a substantial role in the increased rate of keratoconus presentation in Najran Province. Screening programmes should dedicate more attention to late presentation to improve prevention and early detection. More studies on keratoconus epidemiology in Saudi Arabia are needed.
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