title: Familial deafness associated with iris degeneration and glaucoma.
abstract: The association between iris abnormalities and glaucoma is well established. We report a family presenting a unique iris morphology, associated with familial deafness and, in two cases, glaucoma. This condition appears to be inherited as an autosomal dominant trait.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rundle
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lotery
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Archer
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: McGinnity
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003638:Deafness / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D013577:Syndrome