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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

A Cross-Sectional Analysis to Assess the Role of Atopy in Keratoconus Among Saudi Population

Ismail Ibrahim Abuallut1 Department of Surgery, Ophthalmology Division, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Abeer Rihan Alomaish2 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5263-1854View further author information
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Alshaymaa Mohammad Arishy2 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Mariam Asiri Mashragi2 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Kholod Hadi Alfaifi2 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Noura Ali Alnamazi2 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7182-1605View further author information
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Aisha Mansour Moafa2 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Mohamed S Mahfouz3 Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3155-6381View further author information
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Majid A Moafa4 Optometric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5075-018XView further author information
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Sultan A Jafaari5 Department of Dermatology, King Fahd Central Hospital, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Abdulaziz A Alagsam6 Department of Ophthalmology, Mohammed Bin Nasser Hospital, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Hani Basher Albalawi7 Ophthalmology Division, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Mohammad A Jareebi3 Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Pages 4873-4881 | Received 24 May 2023, Accepted 26 Jul 2023, Published online: 27 Oct 2023

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