This month’s image shows posterior staphyloma. Staphyloma is the thinning of the sclera, to which the underlying pigmented tissue adds its color. Posterior staphylomas are often congenital or they manifest extreme myopia.
Credit: Channdarith Kith, Resident of Ophthalmology, University of Health Sciences, Cambodia.
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