Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Prominent corneal nerve fibers

HP:0010726

What it means

Abnormal prominence of the corneal nerve fibers.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Abnormal corneal stroma morphology

Also called: Myelinated corneal nerves · Peripheral corneal nerve myelination · Peripheral myelinating corneal nerve fibers · Prominent corneal nerve fibres · Visible corneal nerve fibers · Visible corneal nerve fibres

Prominent corneal nerve fibers

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.