Demographics of older keratoconics in Wales and their mortality rates-Where are the older keratoconics?

Mortality rates for the identified keratoconics were found to be significantly lower than the mortality rates for the general population in 2012. Collected data represents 52% of expected keratoconics over the age of 40, calculated based on disease prevalence, study inclusion criteria and population numbers within the regions included in the study. Thus suggesting the reason for lack of older keratoconics in the National Health Service optometric clinics could be non-attendance rather than higher mortality rates.