Iris cysts can arise from iris pigment epithelium or stroma. We present 3 cases of iris cysts which have been managed in different ways. In a one-month neonate, cyst was punctured with keratome and gentle diode laser endophotocoagulation was applied to the base. A2.5-month infant presented with watering and blepharospasm since birth. Clear fluid was aspirated from the cyst with a 27-gauge needl...

This is the first report of a ring-shaped, primary cyst of the iris pigment epithelium. The patient, a 28-year-old woman, presented with angle closure glaucoma. Ocular pressure was controlled medically, and the iris cyst was treated by argon laser photocoagulation. The derivation of the cyst, differential diagnosis, and mechanism of angle closure glaucoma are discussed.

CYSTS of the uveal tract have been classified clinically as congenital, parasitic, exudative or degenerative, traumatic implantation, and spontaneous or idiopathic (Duke-Elder, 1940). There is considerable overlap between the last two groups and many cases which one suspects of being traumatic in origin give no history of injury. The tissue forming the cyst in traumatic cases has been implanted...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to review management strategies for treatment of epithelial cysts. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective consecutive interventional case series. METHODS Charts of patients treated for epithelial ingrowth over a 10-year period by a single surgeon (J.A.H.) were reviewed. Cases of epithelial cysts were identified and the following data were recorded: details of ocula...

Purpose We describe a case of secondary open-angle glaucoma due to mucin-producing congenital iris stromal cyst in a 4 year old patient. Observations A 4-year old female patient with a history of unilateral congenital iris stromal cyst presented with sudden-onset eye pain and redness, with markedly elevated intraocular pressure and evidence of early optic nerve damage. During the examination ...