Hydrophthalmus

Buphthalmos is a descriptive term which simply means an enlarged eyeball or ocular globe due to increased intraocular pressure (glaucoma), without deformation or and intrinsic mass lesion.

Epidemiology

It typically manifests in infants and young children.

Pathology

It usually indicates the presence of congenital (infantile) glaucoma in a majority of cases.

Associations

History and etymology

It derives from the Greek word βοῦς bous (ox or cow), referring to the bulging eyes common to bovines.

See also

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