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A 50 year old woman was diagnosed with pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS) in the right eye and pigmentary glaucoma in the left eye in a routine medical examination. A line of pigment was observed in the vitreo-lenticular interface (Scheie's line) of the left eye and with an intraocular pressure of 26mmHg. The Scheie's line (SL) develops by the accumulation of detached iris pigment in PDS and accumulated in the ligament of Wieger that forms the vitreo-lenticular union. The SL is considered a pathognomonic sign of PDS.
Unidad de Neurooftalmología y Glaucoma, Servicio de Oftalmología, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, España. Electronic address: esbueso@hotmail.com.
Full article9.4.3.1 Pigmentary glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.3 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the iris and ciliary body)
2.10 Lens (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
2.11 Vitreous body (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
6.3.2 Posterior segment (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.3 Biomicroscopy (slitlamp))