Kayser-Fleischer Rings From Copper Deposits

Kayser-Fleischer Rings From Copper Deposits. The image shows the annular deposition of copper in the limbus of a patient's cornea, also known as the Descemet membrane, which appears as a golden to greenish-brown ring. Contributed by O Chaigasame, MD

From: Kayser-Fleischer Ring

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