Posterior staphylomas

Case contributed by Varun Babu
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

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Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Female
mri

Uveoscleral thinning temporal to optic disc seen bilaterally causing increase in anteroposterior diameter of both globes. 

Annotated image

Annotation showing temporal involvement bilaterally

Case Discussion

Uveoscleral thinning temporal to optic disc is typical of staphylomas. Posterior is more common than anterior. Differential is a coloboma which involves the optic disc and is rare posteriorly. 

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