Association between anterior and posterior keratoconus

Aust N Z J Ophthalmol. 1998 May;26(2):181-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1998.tb01540.x.

Abstract

Background/methods: We studied a 53-year-old male patient, presenting with a history of reduced vision since childhood in the right eye and since birth in the left eye.

Results: Ocular examination revealed the presence of anterior keratoconus in the right eye and posterior keratoconus in the left eye.

Conclusion: To our knowledge, co-occurrence of both varieties of keratoconus in the same patient has not been previously reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anterior Chamber / pathology*
  • Cornea / pathology*
  • Corneal Topography
  • Humans
  • Keratoconus / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged