noun

• A narrow opaque band encircling the cornea, common in old age.

  ‘My arcus senilis of two years' duration disappeared completely after 18 months of atorvastatin (taken for a moderately raised serum cholesterol concentration).’

  More example sentences

  • ‘It appears more often in older adults (arcus senilis).’
  • ‘A study of arcus senilis in Caucasian men and women is reported.’
  • ‘The prevalence of arcus senilis increases with age in both sexes and occurs more frequently in men.’
  • ‘In women arcus senilis is uncommon before the menopause.’