PEREZ DELGADO, Zurieta; MINA OLIVEROS, Lissette; O’RELLY NODA, Dunia    GARCIA HERNANDEZ, Celso Darío. Keratoglobus. Case presentation. []. , 40, 6, pp. 2071-2082. ISSN 1684-1824.

We present the clinical case of a male patient, aged 27 years, with corneal ectasia and keratoglobus in both eyes. The clinical manifestation was progressive and slow decrease of the visual acuity in both eyes and pain in the left eye. At the ophthalmologic examination, acute corneal hydrops was found in the left eye, and also other complications that are proper of this anomaly. An ophthalmologic study was carried out that lead to an accurate diagnosis. The correspondent therapy was applied and several therapeutic options were suggested.

: cornel ectasia; keratoglobus; corneal hydrops.

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