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Scleral staphyloma

Known as: Scleral ectasia, Scleral staphyloma NOS, Staphyloma 
A staphyloma is a localized defect in the eye wall with protrusion of uveal tissue due to alterations in scleral thickness and structure. [HPO… 
National Institutes of Health

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Disorder of eye
Posterior staphyloma

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Proposed classification of posterior staphylomas based on analyses of eye shape by three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging and wide-field fundus imaging.
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Ocular risk factors for choroidal neovascularization in pathologic myopia.
UNLABELLED PURPOSE. To identify the risk factors for development of myopic choroidal neovascularization (mCNV), a major cause of… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Clinical characteristics of posterior staphyloma in eyes with pathologic myopia.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Prevalence and characteristics of foveal retinal detachment without macular hole in high myopia.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Vitreous surgery for highly myopic eyes with foveal detachment and retinoschisis.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Population prevalence of tilted optic disks and the relationship of this sign to refractive error.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Evaluation of primary surgical procedures for retinal detachment with macular hole in highly myopic eyes: a comparison [corrected] of vitrectomy versus posterior episcleral buckling surgery.
Review
1997
Review
1997
Macular complications associated with posterior staphyloma.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
CAUSATIVE FACTORS OF RETINAL DETACHMENT IN MACULAR HOLES
Two hundred nine macular holes of both pathologic myopia and idiopathic senile type were statistically analyzed to find out which… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The posterior staphyloma of pathologic myopia.
A total of 250 myopic patients with posterior staphyloma affecting one or both eyes received a complete ocular examination… 
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