band keratopathy


keratopathy

 [ker″ah-top´ah-the] noninflammatory disease of the cornea.band keratopathy a condition characterized by an abnormal gray circumcorneal band.
A broad deposit of opaque calcium phosphate in vertical lines parallel to, within and often lateral to the limbus on Bowman’s membrane, which is seen by slit lamp examination

band keratopathy

Ophthalmology A broad deposit of opaque calcium phosphate in vertical lines parallel to, within and often lateral to the limbus on Bowman's membrane, seen by slit lamp examination.