Author/Authors :
Moghimi, Sasan Associate Professor of Ophthalmology - Eye Research Center - Farabi Eye Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Fakhraie, Ghasem Associate Professor of Ophthalmology - Eye Research Center - Farabi Eye Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Mohammadi, Massood Associate Professor of Ophthalmology - Eye Research Center - Farabi Eye Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Latifi, Golshan Resident in Ophthalmology - Eye Research Center - Farabi Eye Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Purpose: To report two young patients with unilateral pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome
Case reports: Two young patients with PEX syndrome were examined. The first was a 30-year-old
woman who had a history of penetrating ocular trauma with iris prolapse in the right eye that
subsequently developed PEX material deposition on pupillary border and anterior lens capsule.
The second was a 13-year-old girl with history of trabeculectomy in infancy and subsequent needle
bleb revision in her right eye with PEX material deposits on anterior lens capsule. In both patients
history of iris manipulation in the form of iridectomy was present. The time between ocular trauma
or surgery with iris manipulation and detection of PEX syndrome were 16 and 11 years,
respectively.
Conclusion: According to a few previous reports of occurrence of PEX syndrome in young patients
and surgical histories of our patients, there may be a rol
Keywords :
Iris Surgery , Iris Trauma , Young Age , Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome
