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Keratoconus epidemiology: A review
Keratoconus is an ectatic corneal disease that affects both men and women, usually at a young age. Risk factors such as eye rubbing, environmental and genetic factors contribute to its pathogenesis. Keratoconus presents a variable prevalence, being as high as 5% of the population in the Middle East....
Autores principales: | Gomes, José A. P., Rodrigues, Pablo F., Lamazales, Luiz L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9375461/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35971497 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sjopt.sjopt_204_21 |
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