Chapter 7 - Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)»Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body (H15-H22)»Keratoconus (H18.6)
H18.6
Keratoconus
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Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Keratoconus33 drugs (21 approved, 12 experimental)
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.