Atlas of Ophthalmology

Keratomalacia with Perforation

Keratomalacia with Perforation
Melting away of peripheral corneal tissue due to lack of vascular tissue (Wegener's granulomatosis, polyarthritis, polyarteriitis nodosa). Iris is prolapsed into the corneal defect (peaked pupil).
Wollensak, Josef, Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Berlin, Germany
H16.0
Systemic Diseases -> Immunologic Diseases -> Wegener's Granulomatosis
cornea
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