THE CHAMBER ANGLE IN EXFOLIATION SYNDROME

Abstract

The clinical picture of the chamber angle in capsular glaucoma is described. One or more waves of pigment overpass Schwalbe's line and accumulate on the posterior face of the cornea. These waves are found in the chamber angle between 4 and 8 o'clock across 6 o'clock. The pathological anatomy of the chamber angle in the exfoliation is studied with light microscopy, scanning electronmicroscopy and transmission electronmicroscopy in relation with the material of pseudoexfoliation and pigment granules and the difference with the pigmentary glaucoma is shown.