sclerectasia /scle·rec·ta·sia/ (-ek-ta´zhah) a bulging state of the sclera.
scler·ec·ta·sia (sklîr  k-t  zh )n. Localized bulging of the sclera lined with uveal tissue. |
sclerectasia, scleral ectasia
a bulging state of the sclera; see also collie eye anomaly.
ectasia, scleral
A bulging and thinning of the sclera, due to disease, trauma, atrophy or raised intraocular pressure. It may be total as in buphthalmos, or partial as in staphyloma. Syn. sclerectasia.
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