Table 2.
Annual Prevalence of Keratoconus per 100,000 Medicare Beneficiary Person-Years by Race
| Rate/100,000 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | White | Black | Other |
| 1999 | 16.8 | 6.2 | 11 |
| 2000 | 18.4 | 9.1 | 12 |
| 2001 | 18.5 | 11.6 | 10 |
| 2002 | 19.4 | 11.2 | 13 |
| 2003 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 17 |
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