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Bilateral persistent pupillary membranes associated with cataract.
Exuberant persistent pupillary membranes (PPM) are rare in adult eyes. We report the case of a 53-year-old man diagnosed with bilateral, profuse, persistent pupillary membranes and unilateral cataract.
متن کاملPersistent pupillary membrane.
A five year-old boy was referred to our hospital by an optom-etrist because of low vision. Slit lamp examination revealed severe thick pigmented persistent pupillary membrane (PPM) in both eyes (Figure 1). There were some points of attachment between membranes and lens, concerning the risk of cataract formation in the case of surgical removal. His visual acuity (VA) was 20/100 and 20/50 without...
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A 6-year girl of Indian ethnicity was referred for poor vision. Examination showed bilateral persistent pupillary membrane covering the central pupil. When pupil was dilated, iris strands were connecting the central 1.5 mm diameter circular membrane with the pupillary margins (Figure 1). Homatropine 2% eye drops, 12-hourly, and spectacle correction of astigmatism failed to improve acuities bett...
متن کاملClinical characteristics and surgical approach to visually significant persistent pupillary membranes.
BACKGROUND Infants with hyperplastic persistent pupillary membranes (PPM) may be at risk for deprivation amblyopia due to obstructions of the visual axis. We describe the long-term visual and anatomic outcomes of a surgical technique for their removal. METHODS The medical records of consecutive patients <3 years of age who underwent surgical removal of PPMs between December 1998 and May 2012 ...
متن کاملLETTER TO THE EDITOR Excision of Congenital Bilateral Persistent Pupillary Membrane in a Child with Exotropia
PURPOSE To report the clinical and histopathological findings of a patient who had bilateral persistent pupillary membrane with exotropia and high hyperopia. METHODS CASE REPORT A 7-year-old boy presented with a persistent pupillary membrane in both eyes. His best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/32 in the left eye with exotropia of 18 prism diopters. He und...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1922
ISSN: 0002-9394
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9394(22)90707-x