Atlas of Ophthalmology

Senile Marginal Degeneration

Senile Marginal Degeneration
Non-inflammatory thinning of the peripheral cornea can occur in the elderly. Usually it is not progressive, does not ulcerate and does not reduce vision. In this case the thinning parallels the arcus senilis.
Foulks, Gary N., M.D., USA, M.D., Philadelphia
H18.4
Cornea -> Degenerations, Chronic Aquired Keratopathies -> Peripheral Degenerations -> Senile Marginal Degeneration
cornea
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