Posterior iris bowing after accomodation - Elucidation of the etiology of pigment dispersion syndrome

Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-191

  Ueda, Jun ^a,b   Sawaguchi, Shoichi ^a   Watanabe, Joji ^a   Shirakashi, Motohiro ^a   Abe, Haruki ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accomodation; Iris concave; Pigment dispersion syndrome; Reverse pupillary block; Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM)

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IRIS; MYOPIA; PIGMENT DISORDER; PUPIL;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADULT; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRIS; MALE; MYOPIA;

EID: 0031035310     PISSN: 00290203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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