Open AccessCombined true and pseudoexfoliation in a Saudi patient with co-existing cataract and glaucoma
Author(s) -
Sami Alodhayb,
Deepak P. Edward
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
saudi journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2542-6680
pISSN - 1319-4534
DOI - 10.1016/j.sjopt.2014.05.002
Subject(s) - pseudoexfoliation , medicine , ophthalmology , pseudoexfoliation syndrome , glaucoma , optometry
True exfoliation and pseudoexfoliation of the anterior lens capsule are different conditions, their coexistence is rare. We report a case with clinical findings of unilateral combined true exfoliation and pseudoexfoliation in a Saudi Bedouin that was confirmed histologically. We suggest that high levels of infrared radiation in the desert may have contributed to the capsular delamination.
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