Korean J Pathol.  2004 Jun;38(3):188-190.

Intraocular Ossification: A Case Report

• Park HS
• Kong TS
• Jang KY
• Chung MJ
• Moon WS
• Lee DG
• Kang MJ

Abstract

Heterotopic bone formation in the eyeball is a rare finding. Some etiologic factors, such as trauma, chronic inflammation, and long-standing retinal detachment have been associated with the onset of intraocular ossification. We report here on a case of a 21-year-old woman with a history of blunt trauma fifteen years ago, who complained of right eye blindness. When the right eyeball eviceration was done, a hard, grayish mass was found. On histopathologic examination, the mass showed lamellar bone with fatty marrow and hyalinized tissue with dystrophic calcification. We diagnosed her case as intraocular ossification.

Keyword

Eye; Ossification, Heterotopic

MeSH Terms

Blindness
Bone Marrow
Female
Humans
Hyalin
Inflammation
Ossification, Heterotopic
Osteogenesis
Retinal Detachment
Young Adult