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'''Keratoconus''' is a pathology of the cornea. | '''Keratoconus''' is a pathology of the cornea characterized by thinning and bulging.<ref name=pmid26783544>{{Cite journal | last1 = Arnalich-Montiel | first1 = F. | last2 = Alió Del Barrio | first2 = JL. | last3 = Alió | first3 = JL. | title = Corneal surgery in keratoconus: which type, which technique, which outcomes? | journal = Eye Vis (Lond) | volume = 3 | issue = | pages = 2 | month = | year = 2016 | doi = 10.1186/s40662-016-0033-y | PMID = 26783544 }}</ref> | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
Revision as of 15:30, 7 March 2016
Keratoconus is a pathology of the cornea characterized by thinning and bulging.[1]
General
- Relatively common.
Microscopic
Features:
Notes:
- Anterior limiting lamina inferior of basement membrane - normally has a uniform thickenss.
Images
See also
- Eye.
References
- ↑ Arnalich-Montiel, F.; Alió Del Barrio, JL.; Alió, JL. (2016). "Corneal surgery in keratoconus: which type, which technique, which outcomes?". Eye Vis (Lond) 3: 2. doi:10.1186/s40662-016-0033-y. PMID 26783544.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mathew, JH.; Goosey, JD.; Bergmanson, JP. (Aug 2011). "Quantified histopathology of the keratoconic cornea.". Optom Vis Sci 88 (8): 988-97. doi:10.1097/OPX.0b013e31821ffbd4. PMID 21623252.