Posterior staphyloma - occurrence, classification, diagnostics and therapeutic options Review article

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Published: Oct 21, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.OT.250926
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posterior staphyloma, high myopia, pathological myopia

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Miłosz Korbaś
Student Scientific Circle at the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
http://orcid.org/0009-0006-6232-4862
Marta Dybczak
Student Scientific Circle at the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
http://orcid.org/0009-0009-1465-0796
Sebastian Sirek
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Chair of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice. 2. Adult Ophthalmology Department, University Clinical Centre Prof. K. Gibiński, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3138-3011
Dorota Wyględowska - Promieńska
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Chair of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice. 2. Adult Ophthalmology Department, University Clinical Centre Prof. K. Gibiński, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5336-3460

Abstract

Posterior staphyloma is a key manifestation of pathological myopia, defined as a progressive bulging of the posterior eyeball wall. With increasing myopia prevalence, it remains a serious clinical problem leading to vision-threatening complications like myopic maculopathy or choroidal neovascularization. This paper reviews its pathophysiology, classifications, and diagnostic methods, highlighting ultra-widefield optical coherence tomography as a precise imaging tool. We discuss therapeutic strategies, including vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors and posterior scleral reinforcement. Despite advances, effective strategies to inhibit progression are still needed.

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Korbaś M, Dybczak M, Sirek S, Wyględowska - Promieńska D. Posterior staphyloma - occurrence, classification, diagnostics and therapeutic options. Ophthatherapy [Internet]. 2026Oct.21 [cited 2026Oct.23];00. Available from: https://www.journalsmededu.pl/index.php/ophthatherapy/article/view/3408
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