MEGALOCORNEA

Course overview

MEGALOCORNEA, ALSO KNOWN AS ANTERIOR MEGALOPHTHALMOS, X-LINKED MEGALOCORNEA, AND MACROCORNEA, IS A RARE BILATERAL NONPROGRESSIVE CONGENITAL DEFECT THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN INCREASED CORNEAL DIAMETER GREATER THAN 12.5 TO 13 MM AT BIRTH AND A DEEP ANTERIOR CHAMBER WITH NORMAL INTRAOCULAR PRESSURES. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DISCUSS THE ETIOLOGY, GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS, AND EVALUATION OF A PATIENT WITH PRIMARY MEGALOCORNEA. THERE WILL ALSO BE A DISCUSSION OF THE ROLE THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM HAS IN THE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR COMPLICATIONS, PROGNOSIS, AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN A DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS.