Title of article :
Combined true and pseudoexfoliation in a Saudi patient with co-existing cataract and glaucoma
Author/Authors :
Alodhayb, Sami King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital - Glaucoma Division, Saudi Arabia , Alodhayb, Sami Bin Rushd Ophthalmic Center - Glaucoma Division, Saudi Arabia , Edward, Deepak P. King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital - Glaucoma Division, Saudi Arabia , Edward, Deepak P. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - Wilmer Eye Institute, USA
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
True exfoliation , Pseudoexfoliation , Cataract , Glaucoma
Journal title :
Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal title :
Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
