sclerophthalmia /scle·roph·thal·mia/ (sklēr″of-thal´me-ah) a condition, resulting from imperfect differentiation of the sclera and cornea, in which only the central part of the cornea remains clear.
scle·roph·thal·mi·a (sklîr  f-th l m - , p-)n. A congenital condition in which the opacity of the sclera has advanced over the edge of the cornea so that only a small central area of the cornea remains transparent. |
sclerophthalmia
encroachment of the sclera upon the cornea so that only a portion of the central part remains clear.
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