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Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome (PEX), Keratopathy, early

Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome (PEX), Keratopathy, early
Well visible deposition of retro-corneal PEX material. Produced in situ by the endothelial cells and also from aqueous of anterior chamber. Pigment granula, shed by the iris, are phagocytosed by the endothelial cells.In contrast to inflammatory precipitates in Arlts triangle they are distributed over the entire retrocorneal area.
Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany
H19, H40.1
Systemic Diseases -> Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome (PEX) -> Cornea
systemic disease
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