Two Cases of Congenital Aniridia.

Hong, Ki Young; Chung, Young Tea

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1987;28(4):851-857.
Published online April 1, 1987.

Two Cases of Congenital Aniridia.

Ki Young Hong, Young Tea Chung

Department of Ophthalmology, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, Korea.

선천성 무홍채증 2 예

홍기영(Ki Young Hong),정영태(Young Tae Chung)

Abstract

Aniridia, the bilateral total or partial absence of the iris, is a rare congenital often hereditary anomaly which usually leads to blindness in adulthood due to secondary glaucoma and cataract formation. The authors experienced two cases of congenital aniridia associated with nystagmus, foveal hypoplasia, corneal pannus, cataract, secondary glaucoma and strabismus. Extracapsular cataract extraction and trabeculectomy was performed with satisfactory result. Therefore this case was presented with brief review of literatures.