Bilateral senile scleral plaques mimicking post-inflammatory scleral ectasia

Indian J Ophthalmol. 2004 Mar;52(1):59-60.

Abstract

Scleral plaque is a commonly occurring change in older individuals. We report a case of bilateral scleral plaques seen in an elderly female patient. This current case report describes a common but often missed benign scleral change in the elderly individual.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis*
  • Calcinosis / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dilatation, Pathologic / diagnosis
  • Dilatation, Pathologic / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Plaque, Amyloid / pathology
  • Sclera / pathology
  • Scleral Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Scleral Diseases / pathology
  • Visual Acuity