A Case of Congenital Aniridia.

Kwak, Pyung Soon

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1978;19(2):221-225.
Published online February 1, 1978.

A Case of Congenital Aniridia.

Pyung Soon Kwak

Department of Ophthalmology, Fatima, Hospital, Daegu, Korea.

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곽평순 ( Pyung Soon Kwak )

Abstract

The author have experienced a case of aniridia in a 44 year-old man. Aniridia is an uncommon congenital anomaly, is almost bilateral cmd appears as a dominant characteristic. Coincident anomalies are the rule, affectory especially the cornea and the lens. Chronic glaucoma is due to anatomical defect, with a reduction in the available filtration angle. It is noticeable, that very few patients with aniridia have retained good vision through a reasonably long life.

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