Exfoliation Syndrome: Clinical analysis of 6 cases.
- Author:
Ki Yung SONG
1
;
Chul HONG
;
Woo Hyung PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Hanil Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Anterior Chamber;
Ciliary Body;
Exfoliation Syndrome*;
Glaucoma;
Korea;
Prevalence;
Pupil;
Scandinavia
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1987;28(5):1105-1111
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The first comprehensive clinical description of exfoliation syndrome was published by Vogt. The appearance is described as a deposition of white granular fluffy material on the anterior lens surface, pupil margin, zonule, ciliary body and anterior chamber angle, and floating free in the aqueous. At past, this syndrome was thought to be rare outside of the Scandinavian countries, but the relatively high prevalence has been noted in many other countries outside of Scandinavia. The clinical significance of this syndrome is high frequency of glaucoma. Six cases in this report illustrate some of typical clinical features of exfoliation syndrome. The purpose of this study is to concentrate our attention upon the presence of this syndrome in Korea.
