Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2014 Oct;28(10):1254-7.
doi: 10.1038/eye.2014.146. Epub 2014 Jul 4.

Bilateral superior keratoconus: two case reports

G J Rogers  1 , M Attenborough  1
Affiliations
Case Reports

Bilateral superior keratoconus: two case reports

G J Rogers et al. Eye (Lond). 2014 Oct.

Abstract

Purpose: To present two cases of the rare entity of bilateral superior keratoconus and to review the literature regarding presentation and clinical findings.

Methods: Case report based on chart review.

Results: Two patients presented to our corneal service with clinical and topographical features of superior keratoconus.

Conclusion: The unusual clinical and topographical findings of superior keratoconus are presented and treatment options are considered.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Pentacam-refractive maps of the right and left eyes of Case 1.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Pentacam-refractive maps of the right and left eyes of Case 2.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Weed KH, McGhee CN, MacEwen CJ. Atypical unilateral superior keratoconus in young males. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2005;28:177–179. - PubMed
    1. Prisant O, Legeais JM, Renard G. Superior keratoconus. Cornea. 1997;6:693–694. - PubMed
    1. Eiferman RA, Lane L, Law M, Fields Y. Superior keratoconus. Refract Corneal Surg. 1993;9:394–395. - PubMed
    1. Tananuvat N, Leeungurasatien P, Wiriyaluppa C. Superior keratoconus with hydrops. Int Ophthalmol. 2009;29:419–421. - PubMed
    1. Chiang C-C, Lin J-M, Tsai Y-Y. Superior keratoconus with inferior paracentral corneal thinning and inferior peripheral pellucid marginal degeneration. Eye. 2007;21:266–268. - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources