Pseudoexfoliation syndrome
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| Pseudoexfoliation syndrome | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| OMIM | 177650 |
| eMedicine | article/1206366 |
Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is an elastic microfibrillopathy first described by Lindberg in 1917.[1] White fibrillogranular material is found in the anterior segment of the eye in patients having this syndrome.[1]
Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is considered to be the most common of identifiable causes of glaucoma.[1]
One study performed in Iceland and Sweden has associated pseudoexfoliation syndrome with polymorphisms in gene LOXL1.[1]
Alternative names
- Exfoliation glaucoma; XFG
- Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma
- Pseudoexfoliation of the lens
- Exfoliation syndrome; XFS
References
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