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Polycoria in a Young Girl.

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Safi, Antoine [UCL] Schalenbourg, Ann Kawasaki, Aki

A 9-year-old girl in good health was noted to have 2 holes in her left iris on a routine examination. The presence of multiple iris holes is most commonly called pseudopolycoria, because only the central pupil has a sphincter muscle and can constrict. Iris holes without muscle tissue arise as congenital defects or develop from ocular trauma, inflammation, or degeneration and are thus not considered to be true accessory pupils. [...]

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès libre
Publication date 2020
Language Anglais
Journal information "JAMA ophthalmology" - Vol. 138, no.9, p. e200656 (2020)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher American Medical Association ((United States) Chicago, IL)
issn 2168-6165
e-issn 2168-6173
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - (SLuc) Service d'ophtalmologie
MESH Subject Child ; Female ; Humans ; Iris ; Pupil ; Pupil Disorders
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Bibliographic reference Safi, Antoine ; Schalenbourg, Ann ; Kawasaki, Aki. Polycoria in a Young Girl.. In: JAMA ophthalmology, Vol. 138, no.9, p. e200656 (2020)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/251329