Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2005;46(7):1252-1256.
Published online July 31, 2005.
A Case of Bilateral Iris Cyst.
Moo Sang KiM, Kyung Hyun Jin, Dong Hee Kim
1Department of Ophthalmology, KyungHee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. khjinmd@khmc.or.kr
2Department of Ophthalmology, KonKuk University College of Medicine, Chungju, Korea.
양안에 발생한 홍채낭종 1예
김무상1,진경현1,김동희2
Department of Ophthalmology, KyungHee University College of Medicine1, Seoul, Korea Department of Ophthalmology, KonKuk University College of Medicine2, Chungju, Korea
Correspondence:  Moo-Sang Kim, M.D.1
Abstract
PURPOSE
Iris cyst is a rare condition and there has been no Korean report of bilateral iris cyst. The authors present the first Korean report of a patient with bilateral iris cysts. METHODS: A 62-year-old man presented with intermittent visual field disturbance of the left eye when exposed to bright light. The patient underwent visual field examination and slit lamp examination. On slit lamp examination, a dark-brown mass was revealed along the lateral pupillary margin in the left eye. In the right eye, the shape of the iris was convex at the 8 o'clock direction. Ultrasound biomicroscopy, confirmed the presence of a mass. RESULTS: The patient showed no specific abnormality in visual field examination. Ultrasound biomicroscopy showed the objects to be cystic, with a thin-walled homogenous hypoechoic lesion on the posterior surface of the iris in both eyes. There were two cysts in each eye measuring 4.35 mm x 1.13 mm and 1.47 mm x 1.11 mm in the left eye, and 1.05 mm x 1.02 mm and 1.90 mm x 1.05 mm in the right eye. CONCLUSIONS: Asymptomatic iris cyst does not need to undergo treatment, but careful examination is nevertheless required required at regular intervals in case a complication develops.
Key Words: Bilateral Iris cyst;Hypoechoic lesion;Ultrasound biomicroscopy


ABOUT
BROWSE ARTICLES
EDITORIAL POLICY
FOR CONTRIBUTORS
Editorial Office
SKY 1004 Building #701
50-1 Jungnim-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 04508, Korea
Tel: +82-2-583-6520    Fax: +82-2-583-6521    E-mail: kos08@ophthalmology.org                

Copyright © 2024 by Korean Ophthalmological Society.

Developed in M2PI

Close layer
prev next