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capsular pseudoexfoliation [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

A disease in which small, gray, fluffy particles are deposited on the crystalline lens, zonule of Zinn, iris, cornea, and in the filtration angle.

OBS

... often confused with a true exfoliation of the capsule of the crystalline lens.

CONT

However, in a recent study, only 1 in 5 cases of pseudoexfoliation syndrome with zonular dialysis during cataract surgery resulted in total lens delivery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

Examen ophtalmologique - Il précisera : [...] - la qualité de l'iris: pupille centrée ou non, sphincter intact ou non, atrophie irienne, présence de synéchies irido- cristalliniennes ou d'une pseudo-exfoliation capsulaire.

Spanish

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