Pigmentation of the posterior lens capsule central to Wieger's ligament and the Scheie line: a possible indication of the pigment dispersion syndrome.
Observation of pigment deposition on the posterior lens central to Wieger's ligament and the position of the so-called Scheie line is reported as a clinical sign of the pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS). Although abnormal pigmentation of the posterior lens surface is well-known to occur as scattered deposition among the zonule insertions as well as in the shape of a line formed within the crevice just anterior to the junction between the posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloid face, pigmentation has not been well-known to occur more centrally, nearer the polar capsular region. Pigment in this location is a relatively unknown finding in PDS and may lead to suspicion and diagnosis of this disorder.
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Illinois Eye Institute, Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017889:Exfoliation Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*; D008022:Ligaments; D008297:Male; D010858:Pigmentation; D014792:Visual Acuity