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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

PSEUDOEXFOLIATION GLAUCOMA

Pseudoexfoliation occurs primarily in patients of Scandinavian descent. It is a flaky material that exists on the anterior lens capsule and can also flake off and block the fluid drainage of the eye. This patient ha significant loss of vision in this eye from damage to the optic nerve (as demonstrated by it's lack of good blood perfusion in the bottom picture).

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