Meeting Coverage:

ESCRS: 2018

Global Prevalence of Keratoconus

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Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, discusses how modern CXL technology provides surgeons with the opportunity to treat young patients with keratoconus. He describes a pilot study that found the prevalence of keratoconus in a specific area was around 100 times higher than previously reported, and he shares details of a new study to examine the global prevalence of this disease.

Posted: 9/24/2018

Keywords:

Keratoconus

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Global Prevalence of Keratoconus

Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, discusses how modern CXL technology provides surgeons with the opportunity to treat young patients with keratoconus. He describes a pilot study that found the prevalence of keratoconus in a specific area was around 100 times higher than previously reported, and he shares details of a new study to examine the global prevalence of this disease.

Posted: 9/24/2018

Keywords:

Keratoconus

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Ebtisam ALAWI

6 years ago

Excellent , looking forward for the study, we expect to have high prevalence of keratoconus and at early age.

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