Keratoglobus (from Greek: kerato- horn, cornea; and Latin: globus round) is a degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to become extremely thin and change to a more globular shape than its normal gradual curve.
If afflicting both eyes, the deterioration in vision can affect the patient's ability to drive a car or read normal print.
Recent additions of techniques specifically for keratoglobus include the "tuck procedure",[3] whereby a 12 mm corneo-scleral donor graft is taken and trimmed at its outer edges.
Keratoglobus prognosis continues to be variable, but it can be successfully managed with a variety of clinical and surgical techniques.
[4] Similar to keratoconus it is typically diagnosed in the patient's adolescent years and attains its most severe state in the twenties and thirties.