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Eye Diseases > Corneal Diseases > Corneal Opacity > Arcus Senilis

Preferred term

Arcus Senilis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Arcus Corneae
  • Arcus, Corneal
  • Corneal Arcus

Note

  • cholesterol or hyalin deposits in cornea causing opacity; frequent in those over 50

Scope note

  • A corneal disease in which there is a deposition of phospholipid and cholesterol in the corneal stroma and anterior sclera.

History note

  • 91(64); was see under CORNEAL OPACITY 1990; was see under EYE DISEASES 1964-89

In other languages

  • vanhuudenkaari

    Finnish

  • arcus lipoides
  • arcus senilis
  • bandformig keratopati
  • degeneratio corneae
  • degeneration i hornhinnan
  • keratopathia zonularis
  • sarveiskalvon rappeuma
  • sarveiskalvon vyömäinen samenema
  • Åldringsbåge

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001112

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