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keratotorus

noun

Etymology

From kerato- + torus.

  1. borrowed from torus
  2. prefixed as keratotorus — “kerato + torus”

Definitions

  1. A corneal herniation accompanied by severe regular myopic astigmatism.

    • In contrast to keratoconus, which can be regarded as an irregular deformity, there is keratotorus in which there is regular increase in curvature over a limited area of the cornea.
    • The effect of such a peripheral ectasia may be the development of irregular astigmatism, although in this case it would result from keratotorus which is an inverse form of keratoconus.
    • There is some consensus that keratoconus, keratotorus, keratoglobus, and pellucid zone degeneration are related because these different conditions have been found to coexist in families.

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