A CASE REPORT OF POSTERIOR KERATOCONUS IN A 11-YEAR OLD CHILD

Abstract

This paper reports a clinical case of newly diagnosed unilateral localized posterior keratoconus in a 11-year old girl that was initially diagnosed as the corneal ulcer threatening perforation. The present case is interesting in that the diseases passed unnoticed by the child and that the marked thinning of the cornea did not result in its perforation.

Keywords

posterior keratoconus / optical coherent tomography of the anterior part of the eye

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