Keratoconus [keratokonus]
- Terms
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keratoglobus
pelucidní marginální degenerace
pelucidní marginální degenerace rohovky
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Keratoglobus
Pellucid Marginal Corneal Degeneration
Pellucid Marginal Degeneration
A noninflammatory, usually bilateral protrusion and thinning of the CORNEA, the apex being displaced downward and nasally. It occurs most commonly in females at about puberty. Two closely related noninflammatory corneal ectasias are pellucid marginal degeneration and keratoglobus.
- Annotation
- cone-shaped protrusion of cornea
- DUI
- D007640 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0011968
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