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Anterior chamber cyst

MedGen UID:
543182
•Concept ID:
C0271126
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Cyst of anterior chamber of eye
SNOMED CT: Cyst of anterior chamber of eye (83558008)
 
HPO: HP:0025311

Definition

A closed sac, having a distinct membrane and division compared to the nearby tissue located within the anterior chamber. The sac that may contain air, fluids, or semi-solid material. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAnterior chamber cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A review of neovascular glaucoma. Etiopathogenesis and treatment.
Dumbrăveanu L, Cușnir V, Bobescu D
Rom J Ophthalmol 2021 Oct-Dec;65(4):315-329. doi: 10.22336/rjo.2021.66. PMID: 35087972Free PMC Article
Pathophysiology and management of glaucoma associated with phakomatoses.
Thavikulwat AT, Edward DP, AlDarrab A, Vajaranant TS
J Neurosci Res 2019 Jan;97(1):57-69. Epub 2018 Apr 1 doi: 10.1002/jnr.24241. PMID: 29607552
Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of glaucoma associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome.
Javaid U, Ali MH, Jamal S, Butt NH
Int Ophthalmol 2018 Feb;38(1):409-416. Epub 2017 Jan 7 doi: 10.1007/s10792-016-0412-3. PMID: 28064423

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Iris cyst in a child with Aicardi syndrome: a novel association.
Chappaz A, Barthelmes D, Buser L, Funk J, Gerth-Kahlert C
J AAPOS 2016 Oct;20(5):451-452. Epub 2016 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2016.03.016. PMID: 27320016
Corneoscleral block excision grafts: indications, techniques, and outcomes.
Donaldson KE, Dubovy SR, Forster RK
Cornea 2011 Nov;30(11):1277-85. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3182114124. PMID: 21915049
Differential diagnosis of anterior chamber cysts with ultrasound biomicroscopy: ciliary body medulloepithelioma.
Zhou M, Xu G, Bojanowski CM, Song Y, Chen R, Sun X, Wang W, Chan CC
Acta Ophthalmol Scand 2006 Feb;84(1):137-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00542.x. PMID: 16445454Free PMC Article
Spontaneous regression of an anterior chamber cyst: a case report.
Winthrop SR, Smith RE
Ann Ophthalmol 1981 Apr;13(4):431-2. PMID: 7247189

Therapy

Sodium-Hyaluronate Cystic-like Lesion in the Anterior Chamber Following Cataract Surgery: A Case Report.
Mitsi C, Bakirtzis M, Panagiotopoulou EK, Labiris G
Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove) 2023;66(2):72-74. doi: 10.14712/18059694.2023.19. PMID: 37930097
Transformation of corneal epithelial cyst into anterior chamber implantation cyst and scleral cyst: a rare occurrence.
Avni I, Cahane M, Blumenthal M, Naveh N
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 1989 Nov-Dec;26(6):303-6. doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-19891101-14. PMID: 2621551

Prognosis

Corneoscleral block excision grafts: indications, techniques, and outcomes.
Donaldson KE, Dubovy SR, Forster RK
Cornea 2011 Nov;30(11):1277-85. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3182114124. PMID: 21915049
Differential diagnosis of anterior chamber cysts with ultrasound biomicroscopy: ciliary body medulloepithelioma.
Zhou M, Xu G, Bojanowski CM, Song Y, Chen R, Sun X, Wang W, Chan CC
Acta Ophthalmol Scand 2006 Feb;84(1):137-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00542.x. PMID: 16445454Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Iris cyst in a child with Aicardi syndrome: a novel association.
Chappaz A, Barthelmes D, Buser L, Funk J, Gerth-Kahlert C
J AAPOS 2016 Oct;20(5):451-452. Epub 2016 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2016.03.016. PMID: 27320016
Differential diagnosis of anterior chamber cysts with ultrasound biomicroscopy: ciliary body medulloepithelioma.
Zhou M, Xu G, Bojanowski CM, Song Y, Chen R, Sun X, Wang W, Chan CC
Acta Ophthalmol Scand 2006 Feb;84(1):137-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00542.x. PMID: 16445454Free PMC Article

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