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Abstract #45646 Published in IGR 13-2
A case of essential iris atrophy in a male patient
Bandyopadhyay S; Biswas G; Biswas J; Das DJournal of the Indian Medical Association 2010; 108: 609-610
Essential iris atrophy is a rare disease of abnormal proliferative corneal endothelium which usually presents with iris atrophy, corectopia, pseudopolycoria, corneal oedema and glaucoma. The disease occurs typically in one eye of a young to middle aged woman. The unusual feature in this case was that, the patient was a 36-year-old male presenting with iris atrophy, corneal oedema and uniocular glaucoma.
S. Bandyopadhyay. Department of Ophthalmology, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata 700004, India.
Classification:
9.4.2.1 Iridocorneal endothelial syndrome (ICE, incl. irisatrophy) (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.2 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the cornea, conjunctiva, sclera)