Keratoglobus
Sign in to saveKeratoglobus (from Greek: kerato- horn, cornea; and Latin: globus round) is a degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to become extremely thin and change to a more globular shape than its normal gradual curve. It causes corneal thinning, primarily at the margins, resulting in a spherical, slightly enlarged eye.
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It is catalogued under the topic Congenital disorders of eyes.
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Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Keratoglobus
- Medical condition (new).field
- ophthalmology
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Health references
- ICD-10
- Q15.0 — Congenital glaucoma
Clinical Trials
2 registered- NAUNKNOWNWavefront Guided Scleral Lenses for Keratoconus and Irregular AstigmatismCornea and Laser Eye Institute · NCT04698590
- COMPLETEDAbnormalities of the Eye's Anterior Chamber, Iris, Cornea and LensNational Eye Institute (NEI) · NCT00001161
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- disease
- Subclass of
- anterior segment mesenchymal dysgenesis
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- health specialty
- medical genetics
- ICPC 2 ID
- F81
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Encyclopedic overview
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Keratoglobus (from Greek: kerato- horn, cornea; and Latin: globus round) is a degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to become extremely thin and change to a more globular shape than its normal gradual curve. It causes corneal thinning, primarily at the margins, resulting in a spherical, slightly enlarged eye.
It is sometimes equated with "megalocornea".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Keratoglobus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.