Acute keratoconus in mongols.
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Acute keratoconus is the term applied to the sudden development of a gross degree of corneal oedema in a patient with a pre-existing keratoconus. This rare condition was probably first described by Terrien (I906). An association between mongolism and acute keratoconus has recently been observed, the first two cases having been reported by Hoffmann (I956). Three cases (two bilateral) are reported below.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 55 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1971