Keratoconus patients at Jordan University Hospital: a descriptive study

Mohammed A Abu Ameerh, Rola M Al Refai, Muawya D Al BdourOphthalmology Department, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, JordanPurpose: To study a sample of keratoconus patients, who were referred to Jordan University Hospital for possible penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), and provide basic epidemiologic...

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Autores principales:	Al Refai RM, Abu Ameerh MA, Al Bdour MD
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5b97e3e3c9794a8b837a9045449d24192021-12-02T01:01:28ZKeratoconus patients at Jordan University Hospital: a descriptive study1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/5b97e3e3c9794a8b837a9045449d24192012-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/keratoconus-patients-at-jordan-university-hospital-a-descriptive-study-a11536https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Mohammed A Abu Ameerh, Rola M Al Refai, Muawya D Al BdourOphthalmology Department, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, JordanPurpose: To study a sample of keratoconus patients, who were referred to Jordan University Hospital for possible penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), and provide basic epidemiological analysis.Method: A descriptive study; we reviewed the medical records of 308 keratoconus patients referred for possible PKP. The following parameters were collected and analyzed: sex predilection, age at presentation, best corrected visual acuity, severity, bilaterality of the disease, and its association with vernal catarrh.Results: Males constituted 61.6% while females constituted 38.4% of the study group. The mean age at presentation for males and females was 19.1 and 19.9 years, respectively. The best corrected visual acuity on evaluation was &le;6/60 in 60.4% of males&rsquo; eyes and 57.9% of females&rsquo; eyes; &gt;6/60 and &lt;6/12 in 30% of males&rsquo; eyes and 28.5% of females&rsquo; eyes; and &ge;6/12 in 9.6% of males&rsquo; eyes and 13.6% of females&rsquo; eyes. Regarding the severity, 72.3% of males&rsquo; eyes and 71.8% of females&rsquo; eyes had severe keratoconus; 17.3% of males&rsquo; and 28.2% of females&rsquo; eyes had moderate keratoconus; and 10.4% of males&rsquo; eyes had mild keratoconus, which was not recorded in females. 90.5% of male patients and 93.2% of female patients had bilateral disease and vernal catarrh was recorded in 33.7% of males and 35.6% of females.Conclusion: Keratoconus was found to be more prevalent in Jordanian males referred for PKP than females, keeping in mind that this doesn&rsquo;t reflect the real sex predilection in the general population. Males also presented at a younger age. We didn&rsquo;t find any association between gender and bilaterality, nor association with vernal catarrh.Keywords: Jordan, keratoconus, penetrating keratoplasty, vernal keratoconjunctivitisAl Refai RMAbu Ameerh MAAl Bdour MDDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2012, Iss default, Pp 1895-1899 (2012)
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spellingShingle	Ophthalmology RE1-994 Al Refai RM Abu Ameerh MA Al Bdour MD Keratoconus patients at Jordan University Hospital: a descriptive study
description	Mohammed A Abu Ameerh, Rola M Al Refai, Muawya D Al BdourOphthalmology Department, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, JordanPurpose: To study a sample of keratoconus patients, who were referred to Jordan University Hospital for possible penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), and provide basic epidemiological analysis.Method: A descriptive study; we reviewed the medical records of 308 keratoconus patients referred for possible PKP. The following parameters were collected and analyzed: sex predilection, age at presentation, best corrected visual acuity, severity, bilaterality of the disease, and its association with vernal catarrh.Results: Males constituted 61.6% while females constituted 38.4% of the study group. The mean age at presentation for males and females was 19.1 and 19.9 years, respectively. The best corrected visual acuity on evaluation was &le;6/60 in 60.4% of males&rsquo; eyes and 57.9% of females&rsquo; eyes; &gt;6/60 and &lt;6/12 in 30% of males&rsquo; eyes and 28.5% of females&rsquo; eyes; and &ge;6/12 in 9.6% of males&rsquo; eyes and 13.6% of females&rsquo; eyes. Regarding the severity, 72.3% of males&rsquo; eyes and 71.8% of females&rsquo; eyes had severe keratoconus; 17.3% of males&rsquo; and 28.2% of females&rsquo; eyes had moderate keratoconus; and 10.4% of males&rsquo; eyes had mild keratoconus, which was not recorded in females. 90.5% of male patients and 93.2% of female patients had bilateral disease and vernal catarrh was recorded in 33.7% of males and 35.6% of females.Conclusion: Keratoconus was found to be more prevalent in Jordanian males referred for PKP than females, keeping in mind that this doesn&rsquo;t reflect the real sex predilection in the general population. Males also presented at a younger age. We didn&rsquo;t find any association between gender and bilaterality, nor association with vernal catarrh.Keywords: Jordan, keratoconus, penetrating keratoplasty, vernal keratoconjunctivitis
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title	Keratoconus patients at Jordan University Hospital: a descriptive study
title_short	Keratoconus patients at Jordan University Hospital: a descriptive study
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Keratoconus patients at Jordan University Hospital: a descriptive study

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