Keratoconus [keratokonus]

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Terms

keratoglobus
pelucidní marginální degenerace
pelucidní marginální degenerace rohovky

 

Keratoglobus
Pellucid Marginal Corneal Degeneration
Pellucid Marginal Degeneration

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Definition

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