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Bilateral horizontal Vogt’s striae in keratoconus

Authors Güngör IU, Beden Ü, Sönmez B

Published 12 September 2008 Volume 2008:2(3) Pages 653—655

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S2573



Inci Ulu Güngör, Ümit Beden, Baris Sönmez

Ondokuz Mayis University, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Samsun, Turkey

Purpose: To report a keratoconus case with bilateral horizontal Vogt’s striae.

Method: The clinical findings of the patient and the development of the direction of striae are discussed.

Results: Vogt’s striae, defined as vertical stress lines, are rarely horizontal. One patient with unilateral horizontal stress lines on his left eye has been reported in the literature. Our patient has horizontal Vogt’s striae in both eyes.

Conclusion: Horizontal Vogt’s striae may be seen in keratoconus as a rare slit-lamp biomicroscopic finding.

Keywords: keratoconus, Vogt’s striae, horizontal stress lines

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