Preferred Label : Pigment-dispersion syndrome;
ICD-11 definition : Pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS) is an ocular pigmentation disease due to the deposition
of pigment granules throughout the anterior segment of the eye and characterized by
the presence of mid-peripheral, slit-like, radial iris transillumination (TI) defects,
a vertical band of corneal pigmentation (Krukenberg (K)-spindle), and dense pigmentation
of the trabecular meshwork. PDS is also associated with an increased risk of pigmentary
glaucoma.;
Origin ID : 52858449;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS) is an ocular pigmentation disease due to the deposition
of pigment granules throughout the anterior segment of the eye and characterized by
the presence of mid-peripheral, slit-like, radial iris transillumination (TI) defects,
a vertical band of corneal pigmentation (Krukenberg (K)-spindle), and dense pigmentation
of the trabecular meshwork. PDS is also associated with an increased risk of pigmentary
glaucoma.
