Bilateral congenital stromal cyst of the cornea.
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.
Khan
Arif O
AO
Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. arif.khan@mssm.edu
Al-Katan
Hind
H
Al-Gehedan
Saeed
S
Al-Rashed
Waleed
W
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*