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  • Title: A Severe Case of Pigmentary Glaucoma in a Child With a Family History of Pigment Dispersion Syndrome.
    Author: Aragno V, Zeboulon P, Baudouin C, Labbé A.
    Journal: J Glaucoma; 2016 Aug; 25(8):e745-7. PubMed ID: 27175994.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To report a case of severe pigmentary glaucoma (PG) in a 13-year-old boy of a family affected by pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS). PATIENTS AND METHODS: A 13-year-old child was referred to our hospital for severe bilateral glaucoma. A complete ophthalmologic evaluation including refraction, intraocular pressure, central corneal thickness, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, gonioscopy, fundus examination, and ultrasound biomicroscopy was performed. Family members were also examined and a family pedigree was obtained. RESULTS: Ophthalmologic examination revealed a severe bilateral PG with Krukenberg spindle and a widely open heavily pigmented iridocorneal angle. Ultrasound biomicroscopy showed a deep anterior chamber with pronounced iris concavity in both eyes. Within his family, his 15-year-old sister and 7-year-old brother were both affected by PDS diagnosed on gonioscopy findings. CONCLUSIONS: We report for the first time a severe case of pediatric PG with a family history of PDS. This case demonstrates that accurate screening is necessary in cases of familial PDS and PG, even in the pediatric population.
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