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Purpose This study was conducted in order to investigate the effect of accommodation on the iris morphology and iridolenticular contact, in eyes with Pigment Dispersion Syndrome and Pigmentary Glaucoma, using high-resolution ultrasound.
Methods We performed a prospective observational study, examining a group of 30 Pigment Dispersion Syndrome and Pigmentary Glaucoma patients (49 eyes) and a smaller group of eight ‘normals’ non-Pigment Dispersion Syndrome patients (8 eyes). All patients underwent ultrasound biomicroscopy, before and during accommodation.
ResultsThe iris profile before accommodation was found convex in 48.5%, flat in 19.7% and concave in 31.8%. Following accommodation the iris configuration remained unchanged in 66.2%, increased in concavity in 20.3% and decreased in concavity in 13.5%.
Conclusion The effect of accommodation on iris configuration and accommodation is highly variable. From our experience the measurement of iris configuration using ultrasound biomicroscopy may not be a useful method of evaluating the effect of different treatments on iris configuration.
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The work has been presented at The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 1999
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Balidis, M., Bunce, C., Sandy, C. et al. Iris configuration in accommodation in pigment dispersion syndrome. Eye 16, 694–700 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.eye.6700115
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