EyeRounds Online Atlas of Ophthalmology

Contributor:
William Charles Caccamise Sr,MD, Retired Clinical Prof of Ophthalmology-U of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Category: Cornea
Diagnosis: cytoid cicatrix of the limbus

cytoid cicatrix of the limbus

Image Comments:

Following a surgical incision at the limbus, a dehiscence may occur in the wound. Instead of a frank prolapse of the iris, a dew-drop lesion - a cystoid cicatrix - may develop.

cytoid cicatrix of the limbus


cytoid cicatrix of the limbus


cytoid cicatrix of the limbus


 

 

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