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Drs Joevy Lim, Rachael Niederer and Jie Zhang | NZ Optics

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Drs Joevy Lim, Rachael Niederer and Jie Zhang

Drs Joevy Lim, Rachael Niederer and Jie Zhang

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The iris in health and disease, part II: Iris transillumination defects and rubeosis iridis

In December 2021, we described normal variations in the iris and iris changes in certain genetic conditions, systemic diseases, and malignant tumours. In the second part of this mini-series, we explore eye conditions resulting in iris transillumination defects and rubeosis.

3 Jun 2022|10 min read

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The iris in health and disease: part 1 - normal variations and mass lesions

The healthy human iris consists of five layers: the anterior-border layer, stroma, iris sphincter muscle, iris dilator muscle and the iris pigment epithelium (IPE)1. The anterior border layer is made up of fibroblasts and contains melanocytes1. Underneath that is the iris stroma, a layer that contai

3 Dec 2021|7 min read