Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm 55 Years after Diagnosis of Iris Flocculi.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of this study is to report the clinical features, imaging studies, surgical removal, and pathology of congenital iris flocculi in a patient who developed a life-threatening dissecting aortic aneurysm after 55 years of follow-up.

Methods

Documentation with iris photography was performed from age 18 to 55 years, at which time anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT) was performed. At the time of subsequent cataract surgery, the iris flocculi were removed in each eye and submitted for light and electron microscopy.

Results

The size and shape of the iris flocculi waxed and waned over the years but caused no visual disturbance. Anterior segment OCT demonstrated clear, round cysts with thin lining and no solid component. At the age of 55, congesti

SUBMITTER: Shields JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5091241 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature