Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma in a Patient with Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma in a Patient with Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

Dear Editor, Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), also known as Gröenblad-Strandberg syndrome, is an inherited multi-systemic disorder characterized by progressive mineralization and fragmentation of elastic fibers in various organs including the skin, eyes, and vascular system. The reported ocular manifestations of PXE include optic nerve drusen, angioid streaks, large regions of retinal pigment ep...

Gonioscopic Features in Patients with Acute and Chronic Angle-Closure Glaucoma

Background: A number of ocular biometric parameters, iris hiotologic and anatomic characters have been suggested as inciting factors for converting patients with narrow angle to angle-closure glaucoma. This study was conducted to determine if there was any goniscopic difference between patients with acute angle-closure glaucoma (AACG) and chronic angle-closure glaucoma (CACG). Methods: ...

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a genetic metabolic disease with autosomal recessive inheritance caused by mutations in the ABCC6 gene. The lack of functional ABCC6 protein leads to ectopic mineralization that is most apparent in the elastic tissues of the skin, eyes and blood vessels. The clinical prevalence of PXE has been estimated at between 1 per 100,000 and 1 per 25,000, with slight fem...

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum

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