Month: October 2020

Haab’s Striae in Congenital Glaucoma

Haab's Striae in Congenital glaucoma

Haab’s striae, or Descemet’s tears, are horizontal breaks in the Descemet membrane seen in primary congenital glaucoma. Haab’s striae are named after Otto Haab. Haab straie are usually peripheral tears, concentric with limbus and appear as lines with double contour. Haab’s striae, often oriented horizontallyor curvilinearly, are found in ~25% of eyes diagnosedwith primary infantile glaucoma at birth, and in …

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Conjunctival Papillae – Definition, Types and Grading

Papillae : Flat-topped elevations in the tarsal conjuctiva containig blood vessels and having a smooth, velvety appearance, present in some forms of allergic conjuctivitis. Papillae are flat-topped polygonal elevations in the conjunctiva that are separated from eachother by a narrow gap . A papilla consists of a tuft of vessels covered by epithelium and surroundedby …

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