Bilateral congenital stromal cyst of the cornea

Arif O Khan; Hind Al-Katan; Saeed Al-Gehedan; Waleed Al-Rashed

doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2006.12.055

Bilateral congenital stromal cyst of the cornea

J AAPOS. 2007 Aug;11(4):400-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2006.12.055. Epub 2007 Mar 13.

Authors

Arif O Khan¹, Hind Al-Katan, Saeed Al-Gehedan, Waleed Al-Rashed

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. arif.khan@mssm.edu

PMID: 17360203
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2006.12.055

Abstract

Stromal corneal cysts have not been documented in histological studies of congenital corneal leukoma. We describe a bilateral congenital case in which the cysts occupied posterior excavations of the cornea and the affected infant developed angle-closure glaucoma.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Corneal Diseases / congenital
Corneal Diseases / pathology*
Corneal Stroma / abnormalities
Corneal Stroma / pathology*
Cysts / congenital
Cysts / pathology*
Female
Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / complications*
Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / surgery
Humans
Infant
Retinal Detachment / complications*