Preferred Label : Equatorial staphyloma;
ICD-11 definition : A staphyloma is an abnormal protrusion of the uveal tissue through a weak point in
the eyeball. On the equator of the eye (region circumferencing the largest diameter
orthogonal to the visual axis). Its causes are scleritis & degeneration of sclera
in pathological myopia. It occurs more commonly in the regions of sclera which are
perforated by vortex veins.;
Origin ID : 120412682;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
A staphyloma is an abnormal protrusion of the uveal tissue through a weak point in
the eyeball. On the equator of the eye (region circumferencing the largest diameter
orthogonal to the visual axis). Its causes are scleritis & degeneration of sclera
in pathological myopia. It occurs more commonly in the regions of sclera which are
perforated by vortex veins.
