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Review
. 2023 Oct 18;16(3):415-420.
doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_238_22. eCollection 2023 Sep-Dec.

Plateau iris syndrome: Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment: A narrative review

Carlos Eduardo Rivera Hoyos  1   2   3   4 , Maria Catalina Ferreira  1   2   5 , Laura Libreros-Peña  1   2 , Muhammad Ahsan Shah  1 , Juan Carlos Aristizabal  1   2 , Edgar Muñoz  1   6 , Ankur Seth  1   3   4   5
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Review

Plateau iris syndrome: Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment: A narrative review

Carlos Eduardo Rivera Hoyos et al. Oman J Ophthalmol. .

Abstract

Plateau iris syndrome (PIS) was first coined in 1958 to describe the iris configuration of a patient, 2 years later; the concept of plateau iris was published. In 1992, the anatomic aspects of plateau iris were studied using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) determining it as a form of primary angle-closure glaucoma caused by a large or anteriorly positioned ciliary body that leads to mechanical obstruction of the trabecular meshwork, this condition is most often found in young patients. We aim to review the current literature and knowledge on the diagnosis and treatment options of PIS; the search was conducted in PubMed, LILACS, and BIREME internet search sites using keywords and snowball search strategy of articles published until 2022, focusing on PIS history, epidemiology, clinical diagnosis, UBM feature, and treatment.

Keywords: Iridotomy; plateau iris syndrome; primary angle-closure glaucoma.

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Figures

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Figure 1
Iris plateau. Elongated ciliary process narrowing the ciliary sulcus
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Figure 2
Iris plateau associated with Thick Iris
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Figure 3
Pseudo Iris Plateau. Multiple ciliary body cysts
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Figure 4
Iris plateau associated with Thin iris
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Figure 5
Iris Plateau configuration associated with iridocorneal sinequia
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