Iris microhaemangiomas: presentation of a case

A 74 year-old woman present with blurry vision of 12 hour duration in her right eye, and with no other symptoms. Biomicroscopic examination revealed a 3 mm hyphaema in her right eye and multiple nodular structures in the pupillary margin of both eyes. Iris tufts are vascular anomalies unrelated to i...

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Published inArchivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología Vol. 89; no. 2; pp. 74 - 76
Main Authors Méndez-Cepeda, P, Viso, E, Sevillano, C, Lugo, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.02.2014
Subjects
Administration, Topical
Aged
Brimonidine Tartrate
Cyclopentolate - therapeutic use
Dexamethasone - administration & dosage
Dexamethasone - therapeutic use
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications
Female
Glaucoma, Open-Angle - complications
Glaucoma, Open-Angle - drug therapy
Hamartoma - complications
Hamartoma - diagnosis
Hamartoma - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Hyphema - etiology
Iris Diseases - complications
Iris Diseases - diagnosis
Iris Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Microscopy, Acoustic
Ophthalmic Solutions
Prostaglandins F, Synthetic - therapeutic use
Quinoxalines - therapeutic use
Vision Disorders - etiology
Iris
Spontaneous hyphaema
Increased intraocular pressure
Microhaemangiomas
Microhemangioma
Tuft vascular
Vascular tufts
Hipema espontáneo
Hipertensión ocular
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Summary:A 74 year-old woman present with blurry vision of 12 hour duration in her right eye, and with no other symptoms. Biomicroscopic examination revealed a 3 mm hyphaema in her right eye and multiple nodular structures in the pupillary margin of both eyes. Iris tufts are vascular anomalies unrelated to ischaemia that must be included in the differential diagnosis of spontaneous hyphaema.
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ISSN:1989-7286
DOI:10.1016/j.oftal.2012.07.024