Keratoglobus

Keratoglobus (from Greek: kerato- horn, cornea; and Latin: globus round) is a degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to become extremely thin and change to a more globular shape than its normal gradual curve. It causes corneal thinning, primarily at the margins, resulting in a spherical, slightly enlarged eye.

Keratoglobus
SpecialtyOphthalmology

It is sometimes equated with "megalocornea".[1]

Pathophysiology

Keratoglobus is a little-understood disease with an uncertain cause, and its progression following diagnosis is unpredictable. If afflicting both eyes, the deterioration in vision can affect the patient's ability to drive a car or read normal print. It does not however lead to blindness per se.

Treatment

Treatment includes the use of protective eye glasses.[2] A number of surgical options are also available.[2][3]

Further progression of the disease usually leads to a need for corneal transplantation because of extreme thinning of the cornea. Primarily, large size penetrating keratoplasty has been advocated. Recent additions of techniques specifically for keratoglobus include the "tuck procedure",[4] whereby a 12 mm corneo-scleral donor graft is taken and trimmed at its outer edges. A host pocket is formed at the limbal margin and the donor tissue is "tucked" into the host pocket.

Prognosis

Keratoglobus continues to be a somewhat mysterious disease, but it can be successfully managed with a variety of clinical and surgical techniques. The patient is at risk for globe perforation because the thinned out cornea is extremely weak.

Epidemiology

It is a much rarer condition than keratoconus, which is the most common dystrophy of the cornea.[5] Similar to keratoconus it is typically diagnosed in the patient's adolescent years and attains its most severe state in the twenties and thirties.

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References
  1. "keratoglobus" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. Wallang, BS; Das, S (September 2013). "Keratoglobus". Eye (London, England). 27 (9): 1004–12. doi:10.1038/eye.2013.130. PMC 3772364. PMID 23807384.
  3. "Keratoconus Treatment". Saturday, April 25, 2020
  4. Kaushal S, Jhanji V, Sharma N, Tandon R, Titiyal JS, Vajpayee RB (February 2008). ""Tuck In" Lamellar Keratoplasty (TILK) for corneal ectasias involving corneal periphery". Br J Ophthalmol. 92 (2): 286–90. doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.124628. PMID 18227208.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2006-10-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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