title: Combined true and pseudoexfoliation in a Saudi patient with co-existing cataract and glaucoma.
abstract: True exfoliation and pseudoexfoliation of the anterior lens capsule are different conditions, their coexistence is rare. We report a case with clinical findings of unilateral combined true exfoliation and pseudoexfoliation in a Saudi Bedouin that was confirmed histologically. We suggest that high levels of infrared radiation in the desert may have contributed to the capsular delamination.
authors.affiliation: Glaucoma Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ; Glaucoma Division, Bin Rushd Ophthalmic Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alodhayb
authors.affiliation: Glaucoma Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ; Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA.
authors.forename: Deepak P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Edward
keywords: Cataract; Glaucoma; Pseudoexfoliation; True exfoliation