Kayser–Fleischer Ring
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Greenish discoloration of the periphery of the cornea of the eye caused by increased deposition of copper salts in the body. It is a symptom of Wilson's disease. The accumulated copper is deposited in the corneal limbus in the lamina limitans posterior (Descemet's membrane), causing a circular olive green to brown discoloration at the border between the cornea and the sclera.
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- VOKURKA, Martin. Velký lékařský slovník. 7. edition. Praha : Maxdorf, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7345-130-1.
