Keratoconus in Asians: demographics, clinical characteristics and visual function in a hospital-based population
| Autor: | Rui H Wei, Wei-Boon Khor, Choi M Chan, Li Lim, Donald T.H. Tan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Keratoconus
education.field_of_study medicine.medical_specialty Visual acuity genetic structures medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Cross-sectional study Population medicine.disease Corneal topography eye diseases Ophthalmology Medicine sense organs Young adult Family history medicine.symptom business Prospective cohort study education |
| Zdroj: | Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology. 39:299-307 |
| ISSN: | 1442-6404 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2010.02458.x |
| Popis: | Background: To describe the demographics, clinical characteristics and visual function of Asian patients with keratoconus managed in a tertiary eye centre. Design: Prospective cross-sectional study. Participants: 116 patients with clinically evident or suspected keratoconus (on videokeratography) recruited over 11 months. Methods: A standardised interview, full ophthalmic examination, refraction and corneal topography were performed. Visual function was assessed with the VF-14 questionnaire. Main Outcome Measures: Demographics, clinical characteristics and visual function. Results: Mean age of our patients was 29.5 ± 9.40 years on enrolment, 62.9% were male, and the ethnic distribution was 60.3% Chinese, 13.8% Malays and 9.5% Indians. Clinically evident keratoconus was present bilaterally in 65 patients (56.0%) and unilateral keratoconus in five patients (4.3%). Five patients (4.3%) had a family history of keratoconus. The majority of patients were managed with contact lenses (60.8%) or glasses (24.5%). Eye rubbing was common (68%) as were asthma (26.3%) and eczema (18.4%). Conical protrusion was the commonest sign (75.3%). The mean cylinder was higher in keratoconus eyes compared with keratoconus suspect eyes (−4.01 vs. −1.27, P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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