keratomalacia
Findings
No curated finding names keratomalacia yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An eye disorder that results from vitamin A deficiency, with basis in disruption of maintenance of the specialized epithelial surfaces, leading to atrophic changes in the normal mucosal surface, with loss of goblet cells, and replacement of the normal epithelium by an inappropriate keratinized stratified squamous epithelium. In addition, the substantia propria of the cornea breaks down and liquefies, resulting in keratomalacia.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0001250), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
1 feature
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- Corneal opacityMondoHP:0007957
Where it sits
- A kind of