Terrien's marginal degeneration with corneal cyst

K G Romanchuk; W K Hamilton; R F Braig

Terrien's marginal degeneration with corneal cyst

Cornea. 1990 Jan;9(1):86-7.

Authors

K G Romanchuk¹, W K Hamilton, R F Braig

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.

PMID: 1688750

Abstract

Spontaneous ruptures in Descemet's membrane in Terrien's degeneration can result in a corneal intralamellar pocket of fluid. We present a case and discuss its management.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Corneal Diseases / etiology*
Corneal Diseases / physiopathology
Corneal Diseases / surgery
Cysts / etiology*
Descemet Membrane / physiopathology*
Female
Humans
Neovascularization, Pathologic
Rupture, Spontaneous