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Iris pigment dispersion

MedGen UID:
868419
•Concept ID:
C4022813
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0012634

Definition

Shedding of the pigment granules that normally adhere to the back of the iris into the aqueous humor. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVIris pigment dispersion

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recommendations for intraocular pressure measurement one hour after laser peripheral iridotomy: Review of the literature.
Rozon JP, Des Marchais B
J Fr Ophtalmol 2021 Nov;44(9):1413-1418. Epub 2021 Sep 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2021.04.014. PMID: 34565658
Diagnosis and management of pigmentary glaucoma.
Lehto I, Vesti E
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 1998 Apr;9(2):61-4. doi: 10.1097/00055735-199804000-00012. PMID: 10180516
Treatment of pigment dispersion syndrome.
Martin XD
Ophthalmology 1994 Oct;101(10):1645-6. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(13)31429-8. PMID: 7936559

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Laser iridotomy and the corneal endothelium: a systemic review.
Wang PX, Koh VT, Loon SC
Acta Ophthalmol 2014 Nov;92(7):604-16. Epub 2014 Feb 16 doi: 10.1111/aos.12367. PMID: 24528451
Ultrasound biomicroscopy and iris pigment dispersion: a case--control study.
Mora P, Sangermani C, Ghirardini S, Carta A, Ungaro N, Gandolfi S
Br J Ophthalmol 2010 Apr;94(4):428-32. Epub 2009 Oct 12 doi: 10.1136/bjo.2009.162065. PMID: 19822906

Diagnosis

Combined argon laser peripheral iridoplasty and Nd: YAG laser shock wave therapy for recurrent XEN gel stent obstruction due to iris incarceration: A case report.
Rho S, Lim SH
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Jul 23;100(29):e26652. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000026652. PMID: 34398023Free PMC Article
Ultrasound biomicroscopy and iris pigment dispersion: a case--control study.
Mora P, Sangermani C, Ghirardini S, Carta A, Ungaro N, Gandolfi S
Br J Ophthalmol 2010 Apr;94(4):428-32. Epub 2009 Oct 12 doi: 10.1136/bjo.2009.162065. PMID: 19822906

Therapy

Posterior synechias following implantation of a foldable silicone iris-fixated phakic intraocular lens for the correction of myopia.
Koss MJ, Cichocki M, Kohnen T
J Cataract Refract Surg 2007 May;33(5):905-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.11.032. PMID: 17466869
Severe toxic effect of methylene blue 1% on iris epithelium and corneal endothelium.
Brouzas D, Droutsas D, Charakidas A, Malias I, Georgiadou E, Apostolopoulos M, Moschos M
Cornea 2006 May;25(4):470-1. doi: 10.1097/01.ico.0000183488.78012.33. PMID: 16670488
Pigment dispersion syndrome associated with silicone posterior chamber intraocular lenses.
Watt RH
J Cataract Refract Surg 1988 Jul;14(4):431-3. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(88)80153-6. PMID: 3404428

Clinical prediction guides

Combined argon laser peripheral iridoplasty and Nd: YAG laser shock wave therapy for recurrent XEN gel stent obstruction due to iris incarceration: A case report.
Rho S, Lim SH
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Jul 23;100(29):e26652. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000026652. PMID: 34398023Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Laser iridotomy and the corneal endothelium: a systemic review.
Wang PX, Koh VT, Loon SC
Acta Ophthalmol 2014 Nov;92(7):604-16. Epub 2014 Feb 16 doi: 10.1111/aos.12367. PMID: 24528451

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