在沙特阿拉伯的年轻东方人口中,角质球菌的流行率
Ashbala Khattak1, Abid Altalhi1, Anwar B Alotaibi2
1Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, SAU.
Cureus
|April 9, 2024
概括
这项研究对年轻成年人进行了查,发现形 (KCN) 患病率为2.75%. 通过角膜断层扫描绘图的早期检测对于及时治疗这种视力受损的疾病至关重要.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 科尔尼埃尔·埃克塔西亚斯 (Corneal Ectasias) 是一个
- 公共卫生查 公共卫生查
背景情况:
- 角膜 (KCN) 是一种进展性角膜疾病,影响年轻人,显著影响视力和生活质量.
- 早期诊断KCN对于使用角膜原交联的有效治疗至关重要.
- 目前缺乏KCN的选方法,需要创新的方法.
研究的目的:
- 为了查青少年和年轻成年人是否患有角 (KCN).
- 评估快速角膜断层扫描绘图用于KCN查的实用性.
- 在年轻人群中确定KCN和可疑KCN (SKCN) 的患病率.
主要方法:
- 在沙特阿拉伯进行的前性横截面研究,涉及110名13-23岁的参与者.
- 双边角膜成像使用Pentacam HR Scheimpflug角膜断层扫描.
- 收集过敏,眼部摩擦,家族病史和先前眼部疾病的历史数据;使用Belin Ambrosio增强性脱眼症诊断的SKCN显示总D值.
主要成果:
- 在2.75%的参与者中发现了角 (KCN),在11.93%的参与者中怀疑KCN (SKCN).
- 在KCN组中,眼睛摩擦的发病率最高 (33.30%).
- 21.10%的参与者有KCN的家族史,SKCN的患病率最高 (30.80%).
结论:
- 该研究发现,在受研究的人群中,显著的KCN患病率为2.75%.
- 强调需要进行更大规模的人口研究,以确定KCN的真正流行率.
- 强调需要有效的查计划,以早期检测和干预KCN.
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