The Usage of the Term ‘’Formefruste’’ in Ophthalmology

Abstract

| http://medcraveonline.com uveitis, sympathetic uveitis, focal choroidal excavation in serpiginous choroiditis. 2-11 Additionally, it has been also reported for defining of atypical clinical forms of some neuro-ophthalmological diseases such as multiple sclerosis, tuberosis sclerosis, Vogt-Koyanagi Syndrome and idiopathic intracranial hypertension, trilateral retinoblastoma and acnea rosacea as dermatological disease. 12-17 Actually, any ocular finding may be a sign of a formefruste of any ocular, extraocular or systemical disease. Additionally, the term ''formefruste'' has been not been choiced in ophthalmological literature except only for the nomenclature of the frank, early stage or subclinical or preclinical or symptomless manifestation of KK for a long time. 18,19 Formefruste KK has mild corneal topographic characteristics suggestive of an early subclinical KK. 2,18,19 To my opinion, the usage of a term ''occult'' or ''atypical'' seems more appropriate for incomplete forms of the ocular diseases instead of the terms of ''formefruste'' and ''subclinical disease''.