Unilateral congenital iris pigment epithelial hyperplasia associated with late-onset glaucoma

Am J Ophthalmol. 1978 Aug;86(2):182-4. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)76809-6.

Abstract

We observed a 41-year-old man with congenital unilateral iris pigment epithelial hyperplasia associated with unilateral glaucoma, and considered the possible pathogenesis of this unique lesion and its relationship to the patient's glaucoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Glaucoma / diagnosis
  • Glaucoma / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia
  • Iris* / pathology
  • Male
  • Pigment Epithelium of Eye / pathology
  • Pigmentation Disorders / complications
  • Pigmentation Disorders / congenital*
  • Pigmentation Disorders / diagnosis
  • Uveal Diseases / complications
  • Uveal Diseases / congenital
  • Uveal Diseases / diagnosis