Prevalence and Associations of Keratoconus Among Children, Adults, and Elderly in the Population-Based Ural Eye Studies
Mukharram M. Bikbov,
Gyulli M. Kazakbaeva,
Timur R. Gilmanshin
et al.
Abstract:Purpose:
To estimate prevalence and associations of keratoconus in populations in Russia with an age from childhood to seniority.
Methods:
The study population consisted of the cohorts of 3 population-based studies performed in urban and rural areas within the same geographical region in Bashkortostan/Russia: the Ural Children Eye Study (UCES; age = 6–18 y; n = 4890), the Ural Eye and Medical Study (UEMS; age = >40 y; n = 5314), and the Ural Very Old… Show more
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