Associations to the word «Keratoconus»

Wiktionary

KERATOCONUS, noun. (pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve.

Dictionary definition

KERATOCONUS, noun. Abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; can be treated by epikeratophakia.

Wise words

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