Wydanie 1/2005
Różnokierunkowe spojrzenie na zespół pseudoeksfoliacji (PEX)
The Look at Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome (PEX) From Many Points of View
Małgorzata Bagniewska-Iwanier1, Janusz Czajkowski2
1Oddział Okulistyczny Szpitala Specjalistycznego w
Grudziądzu
Ordynator: dr n. med. Ryszard Misiewicz
2Klinika Okulistyki Instytutu ?Centrum Zdrowia Matki
Polki? w Łodzi
Kierownik: prof. dr hab. med. Janusz Czajkowski
Summary: Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is an age-related disease. Genetic factor is also involved in the manifestation of PEX. Fibrillar extracellular material is produced and accumulated in many ocular and other tissues. PEX is associated with ocular and systemic ischaemia. Patients with PEX are also predisposed to glaucoma and perhaps other diseases. Glaucoma in PEX has a more serious clinical course and worse prognosis then primary open-angle glaucoma.
Keywords: pseudoexfoliation syndrome, systemic ischaemia, glaucoma, other diseases.