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The present study aimed to investigate the clinical data, demographic data, and visual function (VF) data of KC patients in Central China. A total of 524 KC eyes in 307 KC patients (217 bilateral and 90 unilateral) from Henan Eye Hospital were included in the current study. Demographic and VF data were assessed with questionnaires administered by well-trained staff during face-to-face interviews. Visual acuity value was examined by a qualified optometrist, and the clinical data were measured by professional clinicians. The distributions of sex, residence and education level of KC patients were compared by Chi-square tests, and the ratios of people wearing glasses and rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses were compared by McNemar tests. General linear models\/Chi-squared tests were used to compare the clinical and demographic data according to KC severity. Spearman\u2019s correlation analysis was used to test the associations between the data and KC severity. The mean age at diagnosis was 20.98\u2009\u00b1\u20096.06\u00a0years, and males had a higher ratio of KC than females (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Patients in rural areas had a higher rate of KC than those in urban areas (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.039), and the proportion of KC patients with a higher education level (above high school) was high (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). A total of 68.40% of the patients reported eye rubbing and 3.52% had a positive family history. The percentage of people wearing glasses was higher than that of patients wearing RGP lenses (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The total VF score of KC patients was 69.35\u2009\u00b1\u200915.25. The thinnest corneal thickness (TCT) and stiffness parameter at the\u00a0first applanation (SP-A1) values were inversely correlated with KC severity (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). The mean, steep, and max keratometry (Km, Ks and Kmax) values, the RGP lens use and keratoplasty were positively correlated with KC severity (all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). The total VF score of the eye with better VA decreased as the severity increased (r\u2009=\u2009\u2212\u20090.21, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.002). 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