Social determinants of health as risk factors for keratoconus in the All of Us database
In the study population, higher education level was associated with an increased likelihood of keratoconus, while no correlation was seen between income and KCN prevalence. After adjusting for access to eye care in a secondary analysis, there was an association between increased education level and increased prevalence of KCN. Further studies are needed to fully understand the mechanism of this finding such as increased levels of dry eye secondary to computer vision syndrome in highly educated people.
Authors
- Ahmad Santina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9578-6362)
- Ken Kitayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9103-7487)
- Colin S. Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3088-5690)
- Victoria L. Tseng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4993-945X)
- Allan Puran
- A L Coleman
- Fei Yu
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Loma Linda University (US)
- Doheny Eye Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo-2024-326229
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81
Funders
- Research to Prevent Blindness