title: Pupilloplasty in a patient with true polycoria: a case report.
abstract: Here we report a case of surgical pupilloplasty in an adult with true polycoria. A 44-year old man was referred to our clinic with a best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 0.5 diopters (D) in his left eye. Biomicroscopy revealed two pupils within a 2.5-mm central zone, with diameters of 1.2 and 1.1 mm. Both pupils had real iris sphincters and responded to light and chemical stimulation. Therefore, we surgically cut the bridge between the two pupils without any intraoperative or postoperative complications. One month after the surgery, BCVA had improved to 0.9 D, and the final pupil was almost round, measuring 2.7 mm in diameter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, HaydarpasaNumune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Handan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bardak
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, HaydarpasaNumune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nimet Yesim
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Ercalik
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, ZeynepKamil Maternity and Children's Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gunay
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, HaydarpasaNumune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ruveyde
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bolac
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, HaydarpasaNumune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bardak
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011680:Pupil; D011681:Pupil Disorders / Q000601:surgery*