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Kayser–Fleischer ring Path.|ˈkaɪzəflaɪʃə rɪŋ| [f. the names of Bernhard Kayser (1869–1954) and Bruno Fleischer (b. 1874), German ophthalmologists.] A pigmented ring around the cornea of a variable orange, green, or brown colour, diagnostic of Wilson's disease.
1930Amer. Jrnl. Ophthalm. XIII. 1049/2 We must rely to a great extent upon the presence of a Kayser-Fleischer ring for a differential diagnosis [of Wilson's disease]. 1948Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. CCXV. 601/2 Both brothers present an unusually well developed orange-green Kayser-Fleischer ring. 1970Passmore & Robson Compan. Med. Stud. II. xxv. 38 A characteristic brown ring sometimes visible in the outer cornea, the Kayser-Fleischer ring. |