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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Scleromalacia perforans

Scleromalacia perforans

Category(ies): Cornea, External Disease
Contributor: Jeffrey Welder, MD
Photographer: Brice Critser, CRA

64-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis and a history of scleritis with severe scleromalacia with diffuse purple hue from increased uveal visibility. In the top picture there is a large area of uveal protrusion with only a thin layer of conjunctiva overlying the uvea.