Gokhale Eye Hospital and Eyebank, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Indian J Ophthalmol. 2013 Aug;61(8):382-3. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.116054.
Prevalence of keratoconus is variable in different parts of the world. Environmental and ethnic factors and the cohort of patients selected for such studies may explain the wide variation in the reported rates. Family history, gender differences, asymmetry in the two eyes, association with ocular rubbing, and natural history of disease are discussed.
圆锥角膜的患病率在世界不同地区有所不同。环境和种族因素以及为此类研究选择的患者群体可能解释了报告率的广泛差异。本文讨论了家族史、性别差异、双眼不对称、与眼球摩擦的关系以及疾病的自然史。