Atlas of Ophthalmology

Posterior Embryotoxon, Axenfeld's Anomaly

Posterior Embryotoxon, Axenfeld's Anomaly
Looking through clear peripheral cornea one sees one sees a prominent Schwalbe's ring with pigment deposits. The combination with glaucoma is called Axenfeld syndrome. With additional anterior synechiae it is called Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome
Reinhard, Thomas, Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Freiburg, Germany
Q13.82
Glaucomas, Ocular Hypertension -> Corneal Diseases and Secondary Glaucomas -> Iridocorneal-Endothelial (ICE) Syndromes
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