Unusual aspects of progressive essential iris atrophy

Lee M. Jampol, Marvin J. Rosser, Marvin L. Sears*

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Abstract

Three patients had progressive essential iris atrophy with corneal endothelial guttata changes. Two patients were a mother and daughter with this disease, a rare familial occurrence. The two young patients received fluorescein angiography of the iris. Early phases showed rubeosis; later phases showed leakage. The finding of rubeosis suggested the presence of ischemia in instances of progressive essential iris atrophy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)353-357
Number of pages5
JournalAmerican journal of ophthalmology
Volume77
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1974

Funding

Angiograms of the iris were done using 7.5 ml of a 10% solution of fluorescein administered intravenously. Prominent radial arterial iris vessels were seen with normal sequential filling. At the 4:30 o'clock meridian, rubeotic vessels were detected From the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. This study was supported by Public Health Service grant EY 00002-11 and EY 00785-03 from the National Eye Institute.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ophthalmology

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