title: Primary stromal iris cysts treated successfully with ab externo laser Nd:YAG photocoagulation.
abstract: Two boys presented with primary solitary stromal iris cyst in the inferior quadrant. Both patients were treated with Nd:YAG laser puncturing the cyst wall. The cyst wall collapsed and fluid leaked out in the anterior chamber. No complication was noted. The cyst recurred in the first child at 2 months of follow-up and was re-treated with laser. There was no further recurrence after 12 months of follow-up in case 1 or after 10 months of follow-up in case 2. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first documented report of Nd:YAG treatment of primary stromal cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India. arvind_ophthal@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Datta Gulnar
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Pandian
authors.forename: K Ramesh
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: Renuka
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology