Staphyloma

A staphyloma is a defect in the cornea that looks like a small depression or pit. This is not a serious problem, but may be a sign of a more serious eye problem. Staphylomas occur in people of all ages, and most often appear as small depressions on the periphery of the cornea.

Staphyloma is a defect in the membrane of the eye lens as a result of its uneven growth. This is a protrusion of the capsular bag in the area of ​​the pupil or other parts of the fibrous capsule. Crystal glasses are flat or curved and are about 2 mm in diameter.

In the vast majority of cases, single or multiple staphylomas are observed. Most patients have two to four cystic lentices. In 3 - 8% of patients, the number of glasses varies from 15 to 40 or more. However, it should be noted that the literature describes observations of single vitreous bodies in young people and in adults, usually without manifestations.

The reasons for the development of phakic pseudophakitis have been studied more than the reasons for the development of phakic refractive false phakitis. The literature contains a wide variety of theories of the development of the vitreous body, of which the following versions seem to be the most reliable.

The main causes of vitreous eye defects due to inflammatory diseases. 1. Inflammatory process in the anterior part of the eye 2. Traumatic damage to the cornea 3. Hydrops of the eye membranes 4. Infectious endophthalmitis 5. Ischemia, impaired trophism of the eyeball 6. Dystrophic processes of the eye membranes

According to various authors, staphylomosis occurs in 7 to 29%.