Open AccessUltrasonographic evaluation of transition from normal to ectatic area: A comparison between myopic staphylomata and coloboma
Author(s) -
Anubha Rathi,
Brijesh Takkar,
Pradeep Venkatesh,
Nripen Gaur,
Atul Kumar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_415_17
Subject(s) - medicine , ectasia , coloboma , ophthalmology , optometry , transition (genetics) , surgery , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Choroidal coloboma and posterior staphyloma are two clinically distinct entities, with choroidal excavation being a unifying feature. They are associated with early onset cataract which can make ophthalmoscopy difficult. This report studies the transition between the normal and ectatic area in these cases with ultrasound. We evaluate "posterior hump" as a sign of differentiation between these two conditions.