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: lens tamponade of corneal defect

Image Comments:

This is the most unusual lens-tamponade
of a corneal defect. Keratomalacia of the central cornea led to a large defect. The cataractous lens moved forward to be a perfect tamponade ( blockage ) for the defect. In Photo 1, the lighting and contrast were adjusted to make the phenomenon more apparent. In photo 2, the lighting was unchanged.

 

 

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