Haab's striae, orDescemet's tears, are horizontal breaks in theDescemet membrane[1] associated withcongenital glaucoma.[2] It is named afterOtto 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.[citation needed]
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