title: Bilateral congenital stromal cyst of the cornea.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. arif.khan@mssm.edu
authors.forename: Arif O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Hind
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Katan
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Gehedan
authors.forename: Waleed
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Al-Rashed
mesh_terms: D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications*