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Eye, Iris - Synechia

Image of iris synechia in the eye from a female F344/N rat in a chronic study
Eye, Iris - Synechia, Anterior in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study. There is adhesion of the iris to the posterior cornea (arrow).
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Image of iris synechia in the eye from a female F344/N rat in a chronic study
Eye, Iris - Synechia, Anterior in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). There is adhesion of the iris to the posterior cornea (arrow) due to abnormal fibrovascular tissue formation.
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Image of iris synechia in the eye from a male F344/Ntac rat in a subchronic study
Eye, Iris - Synechia in a male F344/NTac rat from a subchronic study. There are concurrent anterior (A) and posterior (P) iridial synechiae, partial protrusion of the iris into the corneal stroma (staphyloma) (S), and a cataractous lens (L).
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Image of iris synechia in the eye from a male F344/Ntac rat in a subchronic study
Eye, Iris - Synechia in a male F344/NTac rat from a subchronic study (higher magnification of Figure 3). There is concurrent anterior (A) and posterior (P) iridial synechiae, as well as partial protrusion of the iris in the corneal stroma (staphyloma) (S), and a cataractous lens (L).
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Image of iris synechia in the eye from a female F344/N rat in a chronic study
Eye, Iris - Synechia, Posterior in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study. There is adhesion of the iris to the lens capsule (arrow).
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Image of iris synechia in the eye from a female F344/N rat in a chronic study
Eye, Iris - Synechia, Posterior in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 5). There is adhesion of the iris to the lens capsule (arrow) due to abnormal fibrovascular tissue formation is present in the eye, as well as entropion uveae (arrowhead).
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comment:

Ocular synechiae are abnormal adhesions of the iris to other ocular structures. Causes include intraocular inflammation, especially of the iris and ciliary body. Synechiae can also be sequelae of many ocular diseases, such as cataract, increased intraocular pressure, compressive or invasive intraocular neoplasms, and inflammation resulting from various causes.

Anterior synechia ( Figure 1image opens in a pop-up window , Figure 2image opens in a pop-up window , Figure 3image opens in a pop-up window , and Figure 4image opens in a pop-up window ) is an adhesion of the iris to the posterior cornea due to abnormal fibrovascular tissue formation. Posterior synechia ( Figure 3image opens in a pop-up window , Figure 4image opens in a pop-up window , Figure 5image opens in a pop-up window , and Figure 6image opens in a pop-up window ) is an adhesion of the iris to the anterior lens capsule and/or vitreous due to abnormal fibrovascular tissue formation. There can also be concurrent anterior and posterior synechiae ( Figure 3image opens in a pop-up window and Figure 4image opens in a pop-up window ). Associated lesions include staphyloma (partial protrusion of the iris into the corneal stroma), entropion uveae (posterior inversion of the pupillary margin of the iris), occlusion of the pupil by an abnormal fibrovascular membrane, and inflammation, among others.

recommendation:

Synechiae should be diagnosed whenever present, but should not be graded. The site modifier "iris" should be included in the diagnosis. A modifier indicating whether the synechia is anterior or posterior should also be included in the diagnosis. If both anterior and posterior synechiae are present, no modifier should be used, but it should be indicated in the pathology narrative that both are present. Associated lesions (e.g., inflammation) should be diagnosed separately.

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