EyeRounds Online Atlas of Ophthalmology

Contributor:
William Charles Caccamise Sr,MD, Retired Clinical Asst Prof of Ophthal. U.of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Category: Cornea
Diagnosis: Descemetocele

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Descemetocele: a corneal ulcer,e.g. ulcus serpens or keratomalacia, eroded through the stroma leaving only Descemet's membrane. The intraocular pressure - usually elevated by the anterior segment pathology- causes Descemet's membrane to bulge forward,i.e. a descemetocele. Refer to Thiel's Atlas der Augenkrankheiten - the 5th edition has one photograph and the 6th edition has two photographs of descemetocele - due to ulcus serpens and keratomalacia.

 

 

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