Iridoschisis
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Published on: March 27, 2019
Paul Gregory Schoneveld1, Konrad Pesudovs
1Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia.
Abstract:
Iridoschisis is a rare condition in which a localised area of iris stroma is cleaved in two with the anterior atrophic portion disintegrating into fibrils. The most common presentation of iridoschisis is as an age-related iris atrophy in association with glaucoma. The association includes angle-closure glaucoma, angle-recession glaucoma and open-angle glaucoma. A finding of iridoschisis is a warning to the clinician to assess the patient for pre-existing glaucoma and to monitor for glaucomatous changes as it is unclear if iridoschisis is a cause or an effect of raised intraocular pressure (IOP).
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