Research Article

New Keratoconus Risk Factors: A Cross-Sectional Case—Control Study

Table 5

Analysis of eye for more advanced disease.

LateralityEye with more advanced disease value1
Left, N = 88Right, N = 107

Dominant hand0.43
 Left12 (14)19 (18)
 Right76 (86)88 (82)

Preferential eye rubbed<0.001
 No preferential rubbing59 (67)65 (61)
 Left20 (23)10 (9.3)
 Right9 (10)32 (30)

Press on the eye during sleeping relative to the sleeping position0.041
 Both or none59 (67)60 (56)
 Left14 (16)12 (11)
 Right15 (17)35 (33)

Data are n (%). 1 the chi-square test.