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8857263

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-10
pubmed:abstractText
Increasing pathophysiologic evidence indicates that exfoliation syndrome, a systemic process involving various visceral organs, frequently manifests itself first in the eyes as exfoliation of the lens and glaucoma. Exfoliation syndrome occurs when several tissues synthesize an abnormal basement membrane protein. This protein may obstruct the trabecular meshwork in the eye and cause glaucoma. We present a case of exfoliation syndrome associated with angle-closure glaucoma in a 57-year-old male patient from Taiwan. After peripheral iridectomy and topical antiglaucoma medications, intraocular pressure in both eyes was well controlled in the range of 15 to 20 mmHg. The mechanism of the glaucomatous optic neuropathy in this patient was probably caused by chronic angle-closure glaucoma superimposed with the exfoliation syndrome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0929-6646
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
95
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
263-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Exfoliation syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Opthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports