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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007640
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007640
Preferred Name

Keratoconus

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Degeneration, Pellucid Marginal
Marginal Degeneration, Pellucid
Pellucid Marginal Degenerations
Pellucid Marginal Corneal Degeneration
Keratoglobus
Pellucid Marginal Degeneration
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