Socioeconomic and Clinical Factors Associated with Keratoconus Severity and Follow-Up in a Tertiary Referral Cohort
Fares Alrefai, Karanpreet S Multani, Liam D Redden, Jessica Hsueh, Kai Ding, Kamran M Riaz · 2026
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Fares Alrefai and coauthors studied keratoconus severity and follow-up in a tertiary referral cohort in a 2026 analysis of Pentacam records from 2014 to 2021. Screening 21,157 charts used corneal shape thresholds to flag the cone-shaped corneal disorder, followed by manual review to confirm diagnosis and grade severity. The focus included self-identified minority patients, risk factors for progression and surgery within two years, and loss to follow-up.
Regression and mixed models linked demographic, socioeconomic, and clinical factors with presentation severity and later outcomes. Eye services gain equity-relevant evidence on who arrives with advanced disease and who disappears from care. Some young men and women reach the chair with eyes far gone, and the facts here may help staff find them at a far earlier stage.
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| CREATOR | Fares Alrefai, Karanpreet S Multani, Liam D Redden, Jessica Hsueh, Kai Ding, Kamran M Riaz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |