Acute keratoconus: a case presentation

Authors

  • Beatriz Landrián Iglesias
  • Marbelis Meneses Pérez

Keywords:

QUERATOCONO/ HYDROPS

Abstract

A less frequent presentation of a 9 years old patient, male sex, white race, affected by bilateral keratoconus and corneal hydrops of the left eye, diagnosed in the General Hospital "Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola" and operated in the Orbis Project. A description of the illness was done through a bibliographical services.

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Author Biographies

Beatriz Landrián Iglesias

Especialista de Primer Grado en Oftalmología. Profesor Asistente.

Marbelis Meneses Pérez

Especialista de Primer Grado en Oftalmología. Profesor Instructor

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Landrián Iglesias B, Meneses Pérez M. Acute keratoconus: a case presentation. Mediciego [Internet]. 2004 Jul. 5 [cited 2025 Dec. 7];10(2). Available from: https://revmediciego.sld.cu/index.php/mediciego/article/view/2699

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2004)

Section

Case Report

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