Rings around cones

• DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.144303
• Publication Date: 2008-08-22T00:45:38Z
• Authors: D G Said; S Ho; M Mathew; T Alomar; H S Dua
• Keywords: Eye examination; Slit lamp

A 65-year-old Caucasian male was referred for suspected keratoconus with Fleischer ring in both eyes. He had worn hard contact lenses since 1975 and recently changed to rigid gas permeable lens due intolerance towards lens. His family history revealed that his son diagnosed as having keratoconus. best corrected visual acuity 6/9 6/6 the right left eye, respectively. Slit-lamp examination paracentral thinning, Vogt striae …