Atlas of Ophthalmology

High Myopia, Histology

High Myopia, Histology
This eye is strongly elongated (oval-shaped instead of circular) through stretching and thinning of the posterior part of the eye (Staphyloma).
Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany
H52.1
Congenital Syndromes, Malformations and Abnomalities -> Abnormalities/Anomalies of Eye Size -> Large Size, Myopia
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