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About 88.4% worked in private eye care facilities and 76.1% in cities. Of all the respondents, 91.5% had access to a Scheimpflug-based device or an Orbscan II\n                      <jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n                      ; 71.4% of the respondents dispensed scleral contact lenses, and 66.7% dispensed Rose K contact lenses; 92.7% of the respondents performed corneal cross-linking (CXL); and 73.1% of the respondents performed deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). A Scheimpflug device or Orbscan II\n                      <jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n                      , Rose K or scleral contact lenses, and CXL were more readily available (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05) in private eye care facilities. The diagnostic criteria for keratoconus followed by the majority of the respondents (52.1%) were increase in corneal curvature, elevation, and thickness. An increase in keratometry values greater than 0.5 or 1.0D in a 6-month to 1-year period was considered the most favored criterion for keratoconus progression. Epithelium-off, 0.1% riboflavin solution in dextran, and accelerated protocol were the more commonly reported techniques in CXL. About 77.2% of the respondents routinely performed CXL in corneas &lt;400 microns thick. Spectacles (91.0% of the respondents) and topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy (37.6% of the respondents) were, respectively, the preferred optical and surgical methods used to improve vision.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>While keratoconus management in India is comparable to other developed healthcare systems, the concentration of trained corneal surgeons in cities and private eyecare facilities may lead to less equitable distribution of treatment across the country.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijo.ijo_817_23","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,22]],"date-time":"2023-12-22T01:05:18Z","timestamp":1703207118000},"page":"111-117","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Preferred practice 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