Exfoliation Syndrome

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Is a:
  • Disease or Syndrome
Definition:
The deposition of flaky, translucent fibrillar material most conspicuous on the anterior lens capsule and pupillary margin but also in both surfaces of the iris, the zonules, trabecular meshwork, ciliary body, corneal endothelium, and orbital blood vessels. It sometimes forms a membrane on the anterior iris surface. Exfoliation refers to the shedding of pigment by the iris. (Newell, Ophthalmology, 7th ed, p380)
Synonyms:
  • Exfoliation Syndromes
  • Exfoliative Syndrome
  • Exfoliative Syndromes
  • Glaucoma Capsulare
  • Pseudo Exfoliation Syndrome
  • Pseudo-Exfoliation Syndrome
  • Pseudo-Exfoliation Syndromes
  • Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome
  • Pseudoexfoliation Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Exfoliation
  • Syndrome, Exfoliative
  • Syndrome, Pseudo-Exfoliation
  • Syndrome, Pseudoexfoliation
  • Syndromes, Exfoliation
  • Syndromes, Exfoliative
  • Syndromes, Pseudo-Exfoliation
  • Syndromes, Pseudoexfoliation
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