Progressive hemifacial atrophy, also known as Parry-Romberg Syndrome, is an uncommon degenerative and poorly understood condition. It is characterized by a slow and progressive but self-limited atrophy affecting one side of the face. The incidence and the cause of this alteration are unknown. A cerebral disturbance of fat metabolism has been proposed as a primary cause. Possible factors that ar...

Unilateral progressive iris atrophy is uncommon and only a few cases have been reported, although the clinical picture has been recognized since Harms (I903) gave the first description of this interesting atrophy, and reviewed other cases previously reported by Johnson (i886) and Hess (I892). Duke-Elder (i 966) mentions ninety authors who have reported cases. The condition occurs much more freq...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinicopathological correlation of parapapillary atrophy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 16 eyes of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) - 4 eyes with experimental glaucoma, 11 eyes after experimental temporary occlusion of the central retinal artery, and 1 normal eye. On histological sections, we measured zones with different histological characteristics.On ...