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Detailed ocular and systemic history, visual complaints, habit of eye rubbing, best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), retinoscopy reflex, detailed slit-lamp examination and tomographic findings, and presence of any ocular and systemic associations were documented for the included patients. Severity of KC was further graded into stages 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 according to the ABCD grading system.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The most common visual complaint was blurred vision (82.64%), followed by itching (48.76%), tearing (43.80%), and photophobia (41.32%). A total of 44.62% of patients had the habit of eye rubbing and 4.54% had a family history of KC. Most common clinical signs were scissor reflex (94.21%), Rizutti\u2019s sign (77.27%), corneal protrusion (69.83%), and Fleischer ring (67.35%). A total of 14.05% of patients had stage 0, 42.15% had stage 1, 19.83% had stage 2, 18.60% had stage 3, and 5.37% had stage 4 KC. Of these patients, 70.25% had a BSCVA visual acuity of \u22656\/12 or better; 26.45% had a BSCVA of \u22656\/60 to &lt;6\/12; and 3.30% had a BSCVA of &lt;6\/60. Ocular allergies, atopy, and asthma were found in 32.32%, 4.96%, and 2.48% cases, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study gives an overview of the clinical findings of KC cases in western India. 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