In addition to photophobia and glare sensitivity, aniridia can lead to blindness and other complications such as cataracts, ...

Cataracts are known to occur in 50% to 85% of patients with congenital aniridia, usually acquired during the first two decades of life. Ectopia lentis, corneal defects, strabismus, nystagmus ...

It can also affect various other parts of the eye including the cornea, retina, lens, anterior chamber, and optic nerve. Several types of aniridia have been identified over the years. Each type is ...

In addition to photophobia and glare sensitivity, aniridia can lead to blindness and other complications such as cataracts, glaucoma, or corneal abnormalities. "Aniridia means 'lack of iris', but ...

People with aniridia also typically develop other eye diseases -- not only glaucoma, but also cataracts, damage to the cornea (the transparent membrane over the pupil) and disorders of the retina ...

We present a case where marked mucous plaque keratitis developed in a patient with aniridia keratopathy following a corneal graft. Mucous plaques are not a known feature of aniridia keratopathy.

The trial was conducted on three patients; two with extensive corneal damage resulting from multiple surgeries to remove ocular melanomas, and one with the genetic eye condition aniridia.

aniridia patients, who also lack stem cells, are good candidates,” Dr. Tsubota said. “The ideal patient is one who does not have corneal epithelial stem cells.” Conditions that destroy the ...

Stem cell researchers in England used stem cells to create irises in people born with aniridia, a rare genetic ... a "keratoprosthesis" from donated corneal tissue and the results -- assuming ...

In addition to aniridia and neurotrophic keratopathy ... along with photophobia and corneal ulcers; graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a complication of allogeneic transplants that manifests ...