Lenticonus: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Created page with "{{CMG}}{{AE}}:{{AN}} ==Overview== ''''''Lenticonus'''''' is a bulging of the lens capsule and the underlying cortex. The diagnosis of lenticonus is essentially a clinical dia..." |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{CMG}}{{AE}}:{{AN}} | {{CMG}} {{AE}}:{{AN}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:31, 27 July 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: :Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
'Lenticonus' is a bulging of the lens capsule and the underlying cortex. The diagnosis of lenticonus is essentially a clinical diagnosis made by bio-microscopic examination.
Classification scheme
- Lenticonus anterior: lenticonus anterior is part of the Alport's syndrome
- Lenticonus posterior; lenticonus posterior is more common than lenticonus anterior and is not associated with systemic disease.