WHO GETS KERATOCONUS?
The actual incidence of KC is not known. It is
not one of the most common of eye diseases but it
is by no means rare. It has been estimated to occur
in I out of every 2,000 persons in the general population.
The disease usually shows up in young people at puberty
or in their later teen years. It is found in all
parts of the United States and the rest of the world,
with no known significant geographic, cultural or
social pattern.
One of the objectives of the National Keratoconus
Foundation is to ascertain the frequency and distribution
of KC in the United States.
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