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VOLUME 11 , ISSUE 1 ( January-December, 2024 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

Hyperopic Keratoconus, or Is This Something Else?

Maythita Eiampikul, Evan J Kaufman

Keywords : Case report, Hyperopia, Keratoconus, Leber's congenital amaurosis, Nanophthalmos

Citation Information : Eiampikul M, Kaufman EJ. Hyperopic Keratoconus, or Is This Something Else?. Int J Kerat Ect Cor Dis 2024; 11 (1):13-18.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10025-1202

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 13-11-2024

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2024; The Author(s).


Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to describe a case of keratoconus with high hyperopia, a condition typically associated with high myopia. This case led to the diagnosis of nanophthalmos and possibly Leber's congenital amaurosis.

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