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Corneoscleral transplantation in congenital corneal staphyloma and Peters' anomaly |
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| Authors: | Marijean M Miller Selim Butrus Ahmed Hidayat Lisa L Wei Manuel Pontigo |
| Institution: | 1. Departments of Ophthalmology;2. Departments of Ophthalmology and 8Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Children’s National Medical Center;3. Department of Ophthalmology, George Washington University Hospital;4. The Washington Hospital Center;5. Division of Ophthalmic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, USA;6. Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences;7. Department of Ophthalmology, Georgetown University Hospital |
| Abstract: | An infant born with bilateral corneal clouding diagnosed clinically as congenital anterior staphyloma and Peters' anomaly was confirmed histopathologically. This case report demonstrates one clinical spectrum of Peters' anomaly. The clinical course and histopathologic findings are detailed as is a unique surgical approach of corneoscleral graft used to perserve the right globe. |
| Keywords: | congenital cataract tetracycline |