title: Extensive bone formation in a painful blind eye.
abstract: Osseous metaplasia may occur in phthisis bulbi, usually caused by long-standing retinal detachment, ocular trauma, or inflammation. However, extensive intraocular bone formation is a rare phenomenon. We report a case with long-standing phthisis bulbi demonstrating subretinal extensive bone formation. Results of histopathologic examination revealed extensive bone formation overlying the choroid with accompanying bone marrow without hematopoiesis.
authors.forename: Bengu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ekinci Koktekir
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karabagli
authors.forename: Saban
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gonul
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.forename: Sansal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gedik
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000150:complications*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D017234:Eye Evisceration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis