sclerophthalmia

sclerophthalmia

 [skle″rof-thal´me-ah] encroachment of the sclera upon the cornea so that only a portion of the central part remains clear.

scle·roph·thal·mi·a

(sklē'rof-thal'mē-ă), An abnormality in which most of the normally transparent cornea resembles the opaque sclera. [sclero- + G. ophthalmos, eye]

sclerophthalmia

An obsolete term for an indurated tumour of the eye, possibly a lymphoma or pseudolymphoma of the orbit; it is not used in the working medical parlance.

scle·roph·thal·mi·a

(skler'of-thal'mē-ă) An abnormality in which most of the normally transparent cornea resembles the opaque sclera. [sclero- + G. ophthalmos, eye]