- Prosthetic iris implant is indicated in patients with severe symptoms
of glare, reduced vision and photophobia due to iris absence or deficiency.
- Conditions that may cause iris absence or deficiency:
- Iris tissue loss after penetrating ocular trauma
- Intraocular surgery complications
- Iris atrophy
- Congenital or acquired conditions such as coloboma, aniridia,
irido-corneal-endothelial syndrome
- Complications may include postoperative persistent inflammation,
decreased or increased intraocular pressure, cystoid macular edema
and retinal detachment
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