Descemetocele
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| H18.7 | Other corneal deformities Descemetocele |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
Under Descemetocele (synonym: Keratozele ) refers to a by the intraocular pressure caused dot-shaped protrusion of the cornea to the intact Descemet's membrane within a circumscribed ulcer , an inflammatory process (eg. Herpes corneae ) or corneal injury. As soon as the Descemet's membrane is broken, aqueous humor flows out through the opening . As a result, fistula formation , corneal scars, iris prolapse or panophthalmia can occur. With extensive substance defects, a staphyloma can develop on the thinned cornea . The symptoms are known in both human and veterinary medicine .
Descemetocele usually occurs on one side, although rare cases are known in which both eyes were affected.
literature
- Pschyrembel clinical dictionary. With clinical syndromes and nouns anatomica. = Clinical Dictionary. Edited by the publisher's dictionary editor under the direction of Christoph Zink. 256th, revised edition. de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 1990, ISBN 3-11-010881-X .
- Franz Grehn: Ophthalmology. 30th, revised and updated edition. Springer Medicine, Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-540-75264-6 .
- Matthias Sachsenweger: Ophthalmology (= dual series ). 2nd, completely revised and expanded edition. Thieme, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-13-128312-2 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Y. Marischw, G. Droshina, T. Gajdamaka, W. Usow: Descemetozele on both sides of unclear etiology. Lecture on the occasion of the 99th annual meeting of the German Ophthalmological Society 2001.
