Haab's striae, or Descemet's tears, are horizontal breaks in the
Descemet membrane associated with
congenital glaucoma
Primary juvenile glaucoma is glaucoma that develops due to ocular hypertension and is evident either at birth or within the first few years of life. It is caused due to abnormalities in the anterior chamber angle development that obstruct aqueous o ...
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It is named after
Otto Haab.
These occur because descemet's membrane is less elastic than the corneal stroma. Tears are usually peripheral, concentric with limbus and appear as line with double contour.
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Ophthalmology
Disorders of sclera and cornea
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