"Exfoliation Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The deposition of flaky, translucent fibrillar material most conspicuous on the anterior lens capsule and pupillary margin but also in both surfaces of the iris, the zonules, trabecular meshwork, ciliary body, corneal endothelium, and orbital blood vessels. It sometimes forms a membrane on the anterior iris surface. Exfoliation refers to the shedding of pigment by the iris. (Newell, Ophthalmology, 7th ed, p380)
| Descriptor ID |
D017889
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.941.375.285
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| Concept/Terms |
Exfoliation Syndrome- Exfoliation Syndrome
- Exfoliation Syndromes
- Syndrome, Exfoliation
- Syndromes, Exfoliation
- Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome
- Pseudoexfoliation Syndromes
- Syndrome, Pseudoexfoliation
- Syndromes, Pseudoexfoliation
- Exfoliation Glaucoma
- Exfoliative Syndrome
- Exfoliative Syndromes
- Syndrome, Exfoliative
- Syndromes, Exfoliative
- Pseudoexfoliation Of The Lens
- Glaucoma Capsulare
- Pseudo-Exfoliation Syndrome
- Pseudo Exfoliation Syndrome
- Pseudo-Exfoliation Syndromes
- Syndrome, Pseudo-Exfoliation
- Syndromes, Pseudo-Exfoliation
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Exfoliation Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Su D, Greenberg A, Simonson JL, Teng CC, Liebmann JM, Ritch R, Park SC. Efficacy of the Amsler Grid Test in Evaluating Glaucomatous Central Visual Field Defects. Ophthalmology. 2016 Apr; 123(4):737-43.
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Ren R, Ding J, Wang N, Teng CC, de Moraes GV, Jonas JB, Ritch R. Clinical Signs and Characteristics of Exfoliation Syndrome and Exfoliative Glaucoma in Northern China. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2015 Mar-Apr; 4(2):86-8.
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Landers J, Hewitt AW, Straga T, Burdon KP, Craig JE. Screening phenotypically normal Caucasian Australians for the lysyl oxidase-like 1 gene. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2015 Mar; 43(2):189-90.
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Olawoye OO, Ashaye AO, Teng CC, Liebmann JM, Ritch R, Ajayi BG. Exfoliation syndrome in Nigeria. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2012 Oct; 19(4):402-5.
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Ahrlich KG, De Moraes CG, Teng CC, Prata TS, Tello C, Ritch R, Liebmann JM. Visual field progression differences between normal-tension and exfoliative high-tension glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010 Mar; 51(3):1458-63.
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Bohn RL, Gurwitz JH, Yeomans SM, Glynn RJ, Pasquale LR, Walker AM, Avorn J. Which patients are treated for glaucoma? An observational analysis. J Glaucoma. 2000 Feb; 9(1):38-44.