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. 1980;78:132–147.

Spontaneous anterior chamber hemorrhage from the iris: a unique cinematographic documentation.

R B Welch
PMCID: PMC1312135  PMID: 6167051

Abstract

A 54-year-old white female was observed with an apparent spontaneous idiopathic anterior chamber hemorrhage from the pupillary border of the iris. This event was documented by cinematography. A review of the literature concerning anterior chamber hemorrhage is presented and reports of spontaneous hyphema enumerated. The relationship of the entity of pupillary vascular tufts to the present report are discussed and etiologic factors considered. It is apparent that closer scrutiny of the pupillary border should be performed and iris angiography obtained in a variety of eyes to delineate normal and abnormal variants.

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