Fleischer ring 3152725 185530241 2008-01-19T23:46:15Z KjellG 3798482 interwiki no: '''Fleischer rings''' are pigmented rings in the peripheral [[cornea]], resulting from [[iron]] deposition in basal epithelial cells. They are usually yellowish to dark-brown, and may be complete or broken. Fleischer rings are indicative of [[keratoconus]], a degenerative corneal condition that causes the cornea to thin and change to a conic shape. === Confusion with Kayser-Fleischer rings === Some confusion exists between Fleischer rings and [[Kayser-Fleischer rings]]. Kayser-Fleischer rings are caused by [[copper]] deposits, and are indicative of [[Wilson's disease]], whereas Fleischer rings are caused by iron deposits. ==References== * {{cite journal | author=Fleischer, B | title= Über Keratokonus und eigenartige Pigmentbildung in der Kornea| journal=Münchener medizinische Wochenschrift | year=1906 | volume=53 | issue= | pages= 625–626 | url= }} {{med-sign-stub}} [[Category:Ophthalmology]] [[no:Fleisher ring]] [[pl:Pierścień Kaysera-Fleischera]]