Prevalence and associations of steep cornea/keratoconus in Greater Beijing. The Beijing Eye Study.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the prevalence and associated factors of steep cornea/keratoconus in the adult Chinese population. METHODS: The population-based Beijing Eye Study 2011 included 3468 individuals with a mean age of 64.6±9.8 years (range: 50-93 years). A detailed ophthalmic examination was perform...

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Main Authors: Liang Xu, Ya Xing Wang, Yin Guo, Qi Sheng You, Jost B Jonas, Beijing Eye Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3391201?pdf=render