title: Essential iris atrophy. Report of a case.
abstract: The clinicopathologic findings in an eye from a 40-year-old man with essential iris atrophy are reported. Noteworthy is the proliferation of corneal endothelium and a laying down of a new Descemet (cuticular) membrane over the trabecular meshwork and in areas of anterior peripheral synechiae formation over the pseudoangle. The histologic characteristics favor a vascular cause for the condition, but the evidence is circumstantial.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003886:Descemet Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D014792:Visual Acuity