corectopia


corectopia

 [kor″ek-to´pe-ah] abnormal location of the pupil of the eye.

cor·ec·to·pi·a

(kōr'ek-tō'pē-ă), Eccentric location of the pupil so that it is not in the center of the iris. [G. korē, pupil, + ektopos, out of place]

cor·ec·to·pi·a

(kōr'ek-tō'pē-ă) Eccentric location of the pupil so that it is not in the center of the iris. [G. korē, pupil, + ektopos, out of place]

corectopia

Positioning of the pupil other than in the centre of the iris.

corectopia 

A condition in which the pupil is not situated in the centre of the iris. It may occur as a result of iris melanoma, ocular surgery (e.g. trabeculectomy), trauma or from a congenital defect (e.g. coloboma). Syn. ectopia pupillae. See luxation of the lens.