Pseudo-exfoliation

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Laura - 24 Apr 2004 04:17 GMT

There's an interesting article in the current Saturday Evening Post
about Dr. Hayreh, an ophthalmologist in Iowa.

One thing it said is that people of Scottish and Scandinavian descent
are at risk for something called pseudo-exfoliation of the lens, which
in turn signals a risk for hereditary glaucoma.

I have secondary glaucoma in my left eye and am partly Scots-Irish.
I've had a cataract removed from that eye, so I guess
pseudo-exfoliation wouldn't count. Or would it? I'm wondering...

Laura

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Rick Cohn, M.D. - 24 Apr 2004 20:23 GMT

> There's an interesting article in the current Saturday Evening Post
> about Dr. Hayreh, an ophthalmologist in Iowa.
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> Laura

You ophthalmologist should be able to tell if you have
pseudoexfoliation...white flecks are usually seen at the pupillary
margin as well as on the surface of the natural lens (this would have
been seen prior to having your cataract removed). Gonioscopy (viewing
the drainage angle with a special contact lens on the eye) usually
shows a hyperpigmented speckled pattern. Hope that helps.
--Dr. Cohn

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Laura - 26 Apr 2004 03:01 GMT

Thanks, Dr. Cohn.

>You ophthalmologist should be able to tell if you have
>pseudoexfoliation...white flecks are usually seen at the pupillary
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>shows a hyperpigmented speckled pattern. Hope that helps.
>--Dr. Cohn

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