Socioeconomic and Demographic Disparities in Keratoconus Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate healthcare disparities associated with keratoconus (KCN) patients receiving treatment (corneal cross-linking [CXL] and keratoplasty), as well as comorbidities associated with KCN.

Design

Retrospective clinical cohort study.

Methods

A total of 3224 patients from the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI-Health) database from 2020 to 2024 were examined, including 1612 patients with an International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision diagnosis of KCN, and 1612 ophthalmology patients as a control group. Multivariable and univariable logistic regression were performed to evaluate the associations between sociodemographic traits and rates of CXL and keratoplasty. Sociodemographic traits included age, sex, race/ethnicity,

SUBMITTER: Erukulla R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12818877 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature