keratotorus

English

Etymology

kerato- +‎ torus

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹəs

Noun

keratotorus (uncountable)

  1. (ophthalmology) A corneal herniation accompanied by severe regular myopic astigmatism.
    • 1972, Arnold Sorsby, Modern ophthalmology: Topical aspects, →ISBN, page 246:
      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.
    • 1980, Ronald A. Schachar, Norman S. Levy, Les Schachar, Radial Keratotomy, page 159:
      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.
    • 2000, Daniel M. Albert, Frederick A. Jakobiec, Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology, →ISBN, page 735:
      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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