Dual Congenital Anterior Scleral Staphylomas in an Otherwise Normal Eye

In most cases, congenital anterior staphyloma presents with a disfigured eye and very poor vision. Only one pediatric case in the literature was reported as a mild form with a solitary lesion in an otherwise normal eye. We herein report an adult case with two neighboring congenital anterior sclera...

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Main Authors: Murat Küçükevcilioğlu, Yusuf Uysal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2013-06-01
Series:Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.oftalmoloji.org/article_2270/Dual-Congenital-Anterior-Scleral-Staphylomas-In-An-Otherwise-Normal-Eye
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description In most cases, congenital anterior staphyloma presents with a disfigured eye and very poor vision. Only one pediatric case in the literature was reported as a mild form with a solitary lesion in an otherwise normal eye. We herein report an adult case with two neighboring congenital anterior scleral staphylomas confirmed with ultrasound biomicroscopic imaging, with no associated ocular abnormalities. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2013; 43: 211-2)
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spelling doaj.art-b83028b9ac8a43569999e67a726176be2023-02-15T16:13:26ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Oftalmoloji Dergisi1300-06592147-26612013-06-0143321121210.4274/tjo.43.42650Dual Congenital Anterior Scleral Staphylomas in an Otherwise Normal EyeMurat Küçükevcilioğlu0Yusuf Uysal1Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, TurkeyGulhane Military Medical Academy, Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, TurkeyIn most cases, congenital anterior staphyloma presents with a disfigured eye and very poor vision. Only one pediatric case in the literature was reported as a mild form with a solitary lesion in an otherwise normal eye. We herein report an adult case with two neighboring congenital anterior scleral staphylomas confirmed with ultrasound biomicroscopic imaging, with no associated ocular abnormalities. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2013; 43: 211-2)http://www.oftalmoloji.org/article_2270/Dual-Congenital-Anterior-Scleral-Staphylomas-In-An-Otherwise-Normal-EyeAnterior staphylomacongenitalultrasound biomicroscopy
spellingShingle Murat Küçükevcilioğlu
Yusuf Uysal
Dual Congenital Anterior Scleral Staphylomas in an Otherwise Normal Eye
Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi
Anterior staphyloma
congenital
ultrasound biomicroscopy
title Dual Congenital Anterior Scleral Staphylomas in an Otherwise Normal Eye
title_full Dual Congenital Anterior Scleral Staphylomas in an Otherwise Normal Eye
title_fullStr Dual Congenital Anterior Scleral Staphylomas in an Otherwise Normal Eye
title_full_unstemmed Dual Congenital Anterior Scleral Staphylomas in an Otherwise Normal Eye
title_short Dual Congenital Anterior Scleral Staphylomas in an Otherwise Normal Eye
title_sort dual congenital anterior scleral staphylomas in an otherwise normal eye
topic Anterior staphyloma
congenital
ultrasound biomicroscopy
url http://www.oftalmoloji.org/article_2270/Dual-Congenital-Anterior-Scleral-Staphylomas-In-An-Otherwise-Normal-Eye
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