Combined Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: November 18, 2021
Preferred Name

Corneal arcus

Synonyms

Anterior embryotoxon

Arcus senilis

Corneal annulus

Arcus lipoidis

Gerontoxon

Arcus juvenilis

Definitions

A grey opaque line which surrounds the margin of the cornea caused by lipid deposits. A hazy, grayish-white ring about 2 mm in width located close to but separated from the limbus (the corneoscleral junction). Corneal arcus generally occurs bilaterally, and is related to lipid deposition in the cornea. Corneal arcus can occur in elderly persons as a part of the aging process but may be associated with hypercholesterolemia in people under the age of 50 years.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001084

comment

A grey opaque line which surrounds the margin of the cornea caused by lipid deposits.

database_cross_reference

SNOMEDCT_US:231925004

UMLS:C0339268

SNOMEDCT_US:231924000

MSH:D001112

SNOMEDCT_US:111522004

UMLS:C0003742

definition

A hazy, grayish-white ring about 2 mm in width located close to but separated from the limbus (the corneoscleral junction). Corneal arcus generally occurs bilaterally, and is related to lipid deposition in the cornea. Corneal arcus can occur in elderly persons as a part of the aging process but may be associated with hypercholesterolemia in people under the age of 50 years.

has exact synonym

Anterior embryotoxon

Arcus senilis

Corneal annulus

Arcus lipoidis

Gerontoxon

has related synonym

Arcus juvenilis

has_alternative_id

HP:0100741

id

HP:0001084

label

Corneal arcus

notation

HP:0001084

prefLabel

Corneal arcus

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0008011

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