Research Article
Corneal Cross-Linking as Treatment in Pediatric Keratoconus: Comparison of Two Protocols
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.
| | Characteristics (N, %) | S-CXL (14.26%) | A-CXL (39.74%) | value |
| | Age, years | | | 0.52 | | Mean ± SD | 15.4 + 2.5 | 14.9 + 2.9 | | Median | 16.1 | 15.1 | | Min; max | 8.8; 18.0 | 7.6; 18.0 | | Males, % | 50.0% | 59.0% | 0.56 | | Jewish, % | 21.4% | 20.5% | 0.94 | | Right eye, % | 64.3% | 38.5% | 0.10 | | Family history of KC, % | 57.1% | 41.2% | 0.48 | | Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, % | 21.4% | 30.8% | 0.51 | | Glasses, % | 60.0% | 46.2% | 0.46 |
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SD: standard deviation; S-CXL: standard cross-linking; A-CXL: accelerated cross-linking; KC: keratoconus.
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