The prevalence of refractive errors among patients with keratoconus attending Damascus hospital, Syria: a cross-sectional study

Rami Akwan, Ahmad Nabil Alhouri, Hasan Nabil Alhouri, Raghad Aljaramani, Hany Olabi, Sameh Issa

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DOI: 10.1186/s12886-026-05049-4
Published: 2026-06-19
Container: BMC Ophthalmology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12886-026-05049-4,
  title = {The prevalence of refractive errors among patients with keratoconus attending Damascus hospital, Syria: a cross-sectional study},
  author = {Rami Akwan and Ahmad Nabil Alhouri and Hasan Nabil Alhouri and Raghad Aljaramani and Hany Olabi and Sameh Issa},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Ophthalmology},
  doi = {10.1186/s12886-026-05049-4},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-026-05049-4}
}

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TI  - The prevalence of refractive errors among patients with keratoconus attending Damascus hospital, Syria: a cross-sectional study
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AU  - Hany Olabi
AU  - Sameh Issa
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JO  - BMC Ophthalmology
DO  - 10.1186/s12886-026-05049-4
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Akwan, R., Alhouri, A. N., Alhouri, H. N., Aljaramani, R., Olabi, H., & Issa, S. (2026). The prevalence of refractive errors among patients with keratoconus attending Damascus hospital, Syria: a cross-sectional study. BMC Ophthalmology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-026-05049-4

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