"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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