title: A hypothesis for the formation of vertical corneal striae as observed in the wearing of softlens contact lenses and in keratoconus.
abstract: It is postulated that vertical striae are created in the central corneal area by way of mild edema in the posterior layers, which causes a buckling in the shorter, thinner vertical meridia.
mesh_terms: D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003315:Cornea / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000150:complications*