Haab's striae explained

Haab's striae, or Descemet's tears, are horizontal breaks in the Descemet membrane^[1] associated with congenital glaucoma.^[2] It is named after Otto Haab.These occur because descemet's membrane is less elastic than the corneal stroma. Tears are usually peripheral, concentric with limbus and appear as line with double contour.

External links

• Web site: Maassen, Jeffrey. Kwon, Young H.. 20 June 2005. Primary Congenital Glaucoma (Infantile Glaucoma). webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu.

Notes and References

1. Cibis. GW. Tripathi. RC. The differential diagnosis of Descemet's tears (Haab's striae) and posterior polymorpous dystrophy bands. A clinicopathologic study.. Ophthalmology. Jun 1982. 89. 6. 614–20. 6981787. 10.1016/s0161-6420(82)34747-8.
2. Yeung. HH. Haab's striae with congenital glaucoma.. Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Mar–Apr 2010. 47. 2. 128. 10.3928/01913913-20100308-17. 20349910.