title: Iris-cyst-simulating luxated lens.
abstract: A 2-month-old child was referred to our clinic for evaluation and management of a luxated lens. Under general anesthesia, an irregularly shaped iris was observed with the presence of a large iris cyst in the anterior chamber. Sector iridectomy with excision of the cyst was performed. Histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of a stromal cyst of the iris. At the 3-year follow-up, there was no evidence of recurrence of the iris cyst or of a secondary cataract. This case report provides evidence that although a primary cyst of the iris stroma is uncommon, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis for an apparent lens luxation.
authors.affiliation: Miles Center for Pediatric Ophthalmology, Storm Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425-5536, USA. trivedi@musc.edu
authors.forename: Rupal H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.forename: M Edward
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Sarah A H
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: Mostafa M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Fraig
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male