title: [On the semiology and genetics of keratoglobus (author's transl)].
abstract: A report on the pedigree in familial occurrence of keratoglobus in 3 offsprings probably having autosomal, recessive inheritance of this feature. A deviation from the normal axial length of the ball, the anterior chamber depth and the length of the vitreous space could be found by ultrasonography in 4 eyes with keratoglobus.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000867:Anterior Chamber; D003315:Cornea; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D010375:Pedigree; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Zur Semiologie und Genetik des Keratoglobus