This patient has iris atrophy, corectopia (displacement of the pupil) and polycoria (multiple holes in the iris) due to Axenfeld-Reiger syndrome. The pupillary sphincter is easily visible against the hypoplastic iris stroma.
Posted February 23, 2015
This is an example of subtle corectopia and diffuse iris atrophy with a more apparent pupillary sphincter. Posterior embryotoxon is present superiorly and inferiorly.
Posted March 22, 2018
Krachmer, Jay H., Mark J. Mannis, Edward J. Holland. Cornea. St. Louis: Mosby, 2011.
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