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plateau iris syndrome

Epidemiology: - one of the most common angle-closure glaucomas presenting in younger patients - females 30-60 years of age Pathology: - closing of the anterior chamber angle secondary to a large or anteriorly positioned ciliary body that mechanically alters the position of the peripheral iris in relation to the trabecular meshwork Radiology: - optical coherence tomography Management: - eye surgery - pilocarpine may produce iris thinning & facilitate angle opening in some cases [1]

General

acute angle-closure glaucoma

References

  1. Wang JC and Hampton R eMedicine: Plateau Iris Glaucoma http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1207281-overview
  2. EyeWiki: Plateau Iris http://eyewiki.aao.org/Plateau_Iris