STAPHYLOMA
WHAT IS SAPHYLOMA
STAPHYLOMA IS BULGING OUTWARDS OF SCLERA OR CORNEA LINED BY UVEAL TISSUE
HOW STAPHYLOMA IS DIFFERENT FROM ECTASIA
ECTASIA IS BULGING OUTWARDS OF CORNEA OR SCLERA NOT LINED BY UVEAL TISSUE
what is pathophysiology of staphyloma
Thining of eye ball caused by different inflammatory or degenerative procedure accompanied by raised intraocular pressure
HOW WILL YOU CLASSIFY STAPHYLOMA
Based on its site it is classified as
Anterior
USALLY CORNEAL
Posterior
USUALLY INVOLVE POSTERIOR POLE OF EYE BALL
Equatorial
USUALLY AT EQUATOR WHICH IS LOCATED 14 MM BEHIND LIMBUS
Intercalary
USUALLY EXTENT FROM LIMBUS TO 2 MM BEHIND LIMBUS
Ciliary
USUALLY CILLIARY ZONE WHICH EXTENT UPTO 8 MM BEHIND LIMBUS
HOW WILL YOU TREAT A PATIENT WITH STAPHYLOMA
TREAT CAUSE
TREAT SYMPTOMS
TREAT COMPLICATIONS
Local excision and repair with a corneal and scleral patch graft
unsightly blind eyes can be treated with staphylectomy and keratoplasty, or enucleated and replaced
with an implant