Kayser-Fleischer ring

Kay·ser–Flei·scher ring

noun \ˈkī-zər-ˈflī-shər-ˌriŋ\

Definition of KAYSER-FLEISCHER RING

: a brown or greenish brown ring of copper deposits around the cornea that is characteristic of Wilson's disease

Biographical Note for KAYSER-FLEISCHER RING

Kayser, Bernhard (1869–1954), and Fleischer, Bruno Otto (1874–1965), German ophthalmologists. Kayser described the corneal ring that is a diagnostic symptom of Wilson's disease in 1902. Fleischer published his own description.