Definition of Staphyloma. Meaning of Staphyloma. Synonyms of Staphyloma

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Definition of Staphyloma

Staphyloma
Staphyloma Staph`y*lo"ma, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? a bunch of grapes.] (Med.) A protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea.

Meaning of Staphyloma from wikipedia

- A staphyloma is an abnormal protrusion of the uveal tissue through a weak point in the eyeball. The protrusion is generally black in colour, due to the...
- persistent pupillary membrane, a displacement of the lens, equatorial staphyloma, night blindness and microphthalmia. Audio impairment or deafness usually...
- myopia, is characterized by marked fundus changes, such as posterior staphyloma, and ****ociated with a high refractive error and subnormal visual acuity...
- per year. There may also be changes in the fundus, including posterior staphyloma, caused by the eye growing posteriorly and losing its spherical shape...
- a mild to dense central leukoma. Congenital anterior staphyloma: Congenital anterior staphyloma is a rare form of anterior segment dysgenesis that shares...
- melanocytoma, iris atrophy and Cogan-Reese syndrome. For ciliary body: staphyloma, medulloepithelioma and leiomyoma. Prevention Reduce UV exposure to the...
- Autistic behavior Feeding problems Epilepsy Variable intellectual disability Staphyloma Cochlear malformations Mild hearing impairment Exomphalos Short stature...
- ulceration, which may perforate, resulting in corneal opacification and staphyloma formation.[citation needed] Historically in Europe, it led to blindness...
- from lectures); 1822 Zur Lehre von den Staphylomen des Auges (Lesson on staphyloma of the eye) Handbuch der Augenheilkunde: zu dem Gebrauche bei seinen Vorlesungen...
- 1748 doctoral dissertation of a case of keratoconus, which he called staphyloma diaphanum. However, it was not until 1854 that British physician John...