Author/Authors :
Amini, Heydar Eye Research Center - Farabi Eye Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Daneshvar, Ramin Eye Research Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Eslami, Yadollah Eye Research Center - Farabi Eye Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Moghimi, Sasan Eye Research Center - Farabi Eye Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Amini, Nima 3Department of Pathology - University of California-Irvine
Abstract :
Purpose: To present early-onset ocular manifestations of pseudoexfoliation syndrome
in young patients who had undergone multiple intraocular procedures.
Methods: This is an observational case series, introducing four cases with histories of
multiple intraocular procedures for glaucoma.
Results: All reported cases demonstrated typical manifestations of pseudoexfoliation
unilaterally in the eye that had undergone multiple surgeries. The diagnosis of
pseudoexfoliation was made prior to the age of 50 in all subjects and the earliest
manifestation was at the age of 18 in a case with primary congenital glaucoma
Conclusion: The role of multiple surgical procedures, in addition to genetic
predisposition, should be further investigated as a possible inciting factor predisposing
to pseudoexfoliation in younger individuals.
