Atlas of Ophthalmology

Total anterior staphyloma

Total anterior staphyloma
A huge bulge of central 60% area of the cornea formed of scar tissue in which iris is incarcerated. Its covered with epithelium. Condition is a complication of large perforated corneal ulcer.
Abdelshafik, Adel, Prof. Dr. med., Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
H16.0
Cornea -> Keratitis, Infectious/ Non-Infectious -> Ulcerative Keratitis, Corneal Ulcer
Corneal ulcer, perforation, complications
8586
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