Pseudoexfoliation syndrome: case report and review of clinical features.

Author: Yong J KIM ¹ ; Mee Gyeoung PARK ; Woo Jeong CHOI
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1. Department of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, Ulsan University, Seoul, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Reports
Keywords: pseudoexfoliation syndrome; glaucoma
MeSH: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anterior Eye Segment/*pathology; Eye Diseases/*pathology; Female; Glaucoma, Angle-Closure/complications; Glaucoma, Open-Angle/complications; Humans; Lens Diseases/pathology; Male
From:Korean Journal of Ophthalmology 1990;4(2):108-111
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is characterized by the presence of gray-white flakes on the pupillary borders and anterior lens capsule, increased trabecular meshwork pigmentation, and association with glaucoma. We describe 3 patients with this syndrome seen at Asan Meidcal Center Department of Ophthalmology in 1989, and we focus on their clinical features and management. We believe that patients with this syndrome are not as rare in Korea as has been thought, judging by scant report of cases in the past.