corneal arcus hyperlipidaemia


A photograph showing corneal arcus due to hyperlipidaemia This is a ring of opacity in the peripheral part of the eye caused by a deposition of phospholipid and cholesterol in the corneal stroma and anterior sclera resulting from high amounts of lipid in the blood


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