stromal corneal pigmentation
MONDO:0006613Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names stromal corneal pigmentation yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Stromal pigmentation such as that in ochronosis results from chronic irritation. The melanin is in the superficial stroma and the basal layer of the corneal epithelium.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006613), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: stromal corneal pigmentation
- Also called
- stromal corneal pigmentations