Anomaly of Axenfeld-Rieger: presentation of a case

Authors

  • Yaima Armengol Oramas Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández. Matanzas
  • Naydí de Armas Hernández Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández. Matanzas
  • Ibet Olga Alemán Suárez Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández. Matanzas
  • Vivian Suárez Herrera Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández

Keywords:

Axenfeld Rieger anomaly, glaucoma, irido-corneal dysgenics

Abstract

We made the clinical presentation of a female patient who assisted the ophthalmologic consultation to follow her by glaucoma and was diagnosed with an Axenfeld-Rieger anomaly for presenting, in a bilateral and asymmetric way. the alterations in the anterior segment of the eye that are typical of this rare ocular disease such as: a prominent Schwalbe ring displaced forward, irido-corneal adherences, and stromatic atrophy of the iris. This anomaly belongs to the group of the so called irido-corneal dysgenics that generally develops with a secondary ocular hypertension, being that the feature of its importance from the ophthalmologic point of view. The ocular tension of the patients has been kept under control with medical treatment.

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Published

2012-07-15

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Armengol Oramas Y, de Armas Hernández N, Alemán Suárez IO, Suárez Herrera V. Anomaly of Axenfeld-Rieger: presentation of a case. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2012 Jul. 15 [cited 2025 Jan. 23];34(4):460-6. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/939

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 4 (2012)

Section

Presentation of cases

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