Table 1.: Prevalence of Rice’s Keratopathy in a Colombian referral center.

  Gender Total Population
Male Female
Age Groups n* n*, RK (+) Prevalence (%) n* n*, RK (+) Prevalence (%) n* n*, RK(+) Prevalence (%)
0-10 77 0 0.00 64 0 0.00 141 0 0.00
11-20 96 0 0.00 109 0 0.00 205 0 0.00
21-30 142 1 0.70 195 2 1.03 337 3 0.89
31-40 113 0 0.00 137 1 0.73 250 1 0.40
41-50 153 3 1.96 244 2 0.82 397 5 1.26
≥51 541 12 2.22 942 7 0.74 1483 19 1.28
TOTAL 1122 16 1.43 1691 12 0.71 2813 28 1.00

n*: number of patients.RK (+): Clinical findings of Rice’s keratopathy.