[The late development of striae vitreae of keratoconus (author's transl)]

A young patient with corneal striae vitreae in the left eye, caused by obstetrical trauma was followed up for several years by the authors and treated for amblyopia due to sight astigmatism. When the patient was eight years old a change in the shape of the cornea was observed some months after a recession of the medial rectus and typical features of keratoconus appeared. The authors discussed the pathogenesis of the so-called traumatic keratoconus and point out that late development of striae vitreae to keratoconus is by no means unlikely, and should be taken into consideration for the prognosis and in forensic medicine considered.