title: Bilateral extensive persistent pupillary membranes.
abstract: We examined a 14-year-old girl with bilateral hyperplastic persistent pupillary membranes, present since birth, with poor visual acuity. The membranes were excised surgically; visual acuity improved. Extensive persistent pupillary membranes can be removed safely by surgical methods if they are large enough to obscure the pupillary axis and affect visual acuity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oner
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ilhan
authors.forename: Hakki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dogan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011681:Pupil Disorders / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology