TRAUMATIC SCLEROMALACIA - A CASE-REPORT

The authors present a case of a young girl who developed scleromalacia after she had been hit in her eye by a pine cone. Neither past ocular insult, nor any medication taken on a regular basis were reported. On medical workup, no systemic disease or any sign of such a disease was found. In the absence of known predisposing factors for scleromalacia , the authors suggest the trauma as being the only reason for the deve lopment of scleromalacia and discuss possible mechanisms for this proc ess.