Digital infrared photography assists in the detection of iris and ciliary body cysts.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case that illustrates the utility of digital infrared photography in the detection of iris and ciliary body cysts in an asymptomatic patient.


METHODS
Digital infrared photography of the iris was performed in both eyes of a 50-year-old white woman who presented with bilateral endothelial pigment dusting and subtle iris transillumination defects.


RESULTS
Infrared photography revealed a pronounced, rounded patch of transillumination in the periphery of the left iris. Also observed were focal, rounded regions of reduced transmittance in the peripheral iris of both eyes. These findings suggested the presence of bilateral iris and ciliary body cysts. High-resolution ultrasound biomicroscopic images were consistent with this suspicion.


CONCLUSIONS
Digital infrared photography of the iris may be useful in the detection and evaluation of iris and ciliary body cysts.
Roberts
Daniel K
DK
Illinois Eye Institute, Illinois College of Optometry, 3241 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616, USA. droberts@eyecare.ico.edu
D002924:Ciliary Body; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010781:Photography; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*