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: xerotic plaque in center of neovascularized corneal leukoma

xerotic plaque in center of neovascularized corneal leukoma

Image Comments:

The photo gives the impression of a metallic sheen involving the central area of a neovascularized leukomatous cornea. In reality, the area is a xerotic patch reflecting light in a glistening manner.

xerotic plaque in center of neovascularized corneal leukoma


xerotic plaque in center of neovascularized corneal leukoma


xerotic plaque in center of neovascularized corneal leukoma


 

 

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