Mohammad Idris, Mohammad Jawad, Anwar Ali, Sardar Ali, Jamal Hussain, Mohammad Alam.
What for we are looking in Psuedoexfoliation: A Clinical Presentation of the Patients.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;12(2):113-6.

Objective: To know the frequency of different ocular features of pseudoexfoliation syndrome with cataract. Pseudoexfoliation of the eye, a degenerative condition associated with ongoing ocular inflammation, causes glaucoma and peroperative complications during cataract surgery. The present study was done to study different ocular features of pseudoexfoliation syndrome. Methodology: The study was conducted at lady reading hospital, Peshawar, from 1st March, 2011 to 31st August; 2011. It was descriptive case series study. Non probability purposive sampling technique was used. Results: A total number of patients studied were 50. Age of the patients was 58.13+4.16 years. Male to female ratio was found to be 5.25:1. Normal patients were 24(48%). Eleven 11(22%) patients had zonular fragility, 03(06%) had iridodonesis and 07(14%) had phacodonesis. In 03(06%) patients, pigment dispersion was seen, out of which 02(66.7%) was present on lens and 01(33.3%) was present on cornea. Subluxation of lens was seen in 02(04%) patients. the frequency was more in right eye which was 30 (60%). In left eye the frequency was 20 (40%). Conclusion: It is evident from the study that PXF is common in male, old age and right eye. Common ocular features include poor pupil dilation, zonular fragility, and phacodonesis.

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