Diseases

Corneal Opacity

Disorder occurring in the central or peripheral area of the cornea. The usual degree of transparency becomes relatively opaque.

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Disorder occurring in the central or peripheral area of the cornea. The usual degree of transparency becomes relatively opaque.

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  • Leukoma
  • Corneal Opacities
  • Leukomas
  • Opacities, Corneal
  • Opacity, Corneal

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

ARCUS SENILIS was see under EYE DISEASES 1964-89

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Corneal Opacity. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003318. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003318
  2. Corneal Opacity. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corneal_opacity
  3. Corneal Opacity. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21110038