Research in Health Science ISSN 2470-6205 (Print) ISSN 2470-6213 (Online) Vol. 4, No. 3, 2019 www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/rhs 267 Original Paper Topographic and Clinical Characteristics of a Sample of Jordanian Students Mutasem Alrabie 1* , Mohammed Abu-Ameerh 1 , Muawyah Al-Bdour 1 , Alaa Abed 1 , Kawakib M. Hussein Al-Haidar 1 , Sujood Hussien Mohammad Khraisat 1 & Yazan A. Abu Gharbieh 1 1 Department of Special Surgery, Ophthalmology Division, the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan * Mutasem Alrabie, Department of Special Surgery, Ophthalmology Division, the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Received: July 5, 2019 Accepted: July 17, 2019 Online Published: August 28, 2019 doi:10.22158/rhs.v4n3p267 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/rhs.v4n3p267 Abstract Purpose: To screen for keratoconus (KC) and potential associated risk factors in a sample of medical students. Methods: This cross sectional study included 120 medical students studying at The University of Jordan. They were randomly selected from a total of 400 students. Participants responded by completing a self-administered questionnaire. Following initial clinical evaluation, corneal tomography images and indices were analyzed by an experienced ophthalmologist, after which the participants were classified into: normal, KC suspects and KC patients. Results: A total of 120 participants (mean age, 23.1 ±0.5 years) were included in this study, 70 (58.3%) were females and 50 (41.7%) were males. Two subjects had KC, demonstrating a prevalence of 1.7% while five (4.2%) participants showed at least two abnormal indices and were considered as KC suspects. Conclusion: the result of this study is similar to other studies conducted in the Middle East, which indicates a higher prevalence of KC than other western countries. Combined with the significantly impaired vision-related quality of life and the relatively young onset of disease, the burden of keratoconus represents a significant public health concern. Keywords keratoconus, pentacam, prevalence, topographic indices 1. Introduction Keratoconus (KC) is the most frequent axial corneal ectasia of non-inflammatory origin and it is