| Variables |
N (%) |
| Time since keratoconus diagnosis |
|
| 1 year or less |
25 (05.8%) |
| 1-5 years |
88 (20.6%) |
| 5-10 years |
85 (19.8%) |
| 10-15 years |
79 (18.4%) |
| More than 15 years |
152 (35.4%) |
| Family history of keratoconus |
|
| Yes |
143 (33.3%) |
| No/unknown |
286 (66.7%) |
| Type of correction |
|
| No optical correction |
91 (21.2%) |
| Spectacles |
95 (22.1%) |
| Contact lens |
218 (50.8%) |
| What obstacles did you face with contact lenses? |
|
| None |
59 (13.8%) |
| Adaption obstacles |
83 (19.3%) |
| Cost |
114 (26.6%) |
| Fear |
14 (03.3%) |
| Recurrent inflamed, allergic, dry eye |
125 (29.1%) |
| Not interested in contact lens |
34 (07.9%) |
| Surgical procedures |
|
| None |
175 (40.8%) |
| Corneal cross-linking (CXL) |
135 (31.5%) |
| Intrastromal corneal ring (ICR) |
41 (09.6%) |
| Implantable contact lenses |
06 (01.4%) |
| Partial corneal transplant |
19 (04.4%) |
| Total corneal transplant |
53 (12.4%) |
| Have you been managed by corneal transplantation? |
|
| No |
170 (39.6%) |
| In one eye only |
113 (26.3%) |
| In both eyes |
146 (34.0%) |
| Level of satisfaction toward corneal transplantation |
|
| Satisfied |
68 (15.9%) |
| Partially Satisfied |
79 (18.4%) |
| Not Satisfied |
94 (21.9%) |
| The recovery period is not completed yet |
188 (43.8%) |
| Was repeated corneal cross-linking (CXL) required if you had the first one already? (n = 232) |
|
| Yes |
22 (09.5%) |
| No |
210 (90.5%) |
