title: [Spheroid degeneration of the cornea].
abstract: This is a clinical, histopathological and electron microscopical study on the spheroidal degeneration of the cornea by means of 48 histologically verified cases. False clinical diagnoses are surveyed and the presumed mechanism of the development of spheroidal degeneration is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011625:Pterygium / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Sphäroidale Degeneration der Hornhaut.