But the reason I googled it too is because my normal ocular morphology is a lot like this, but with brown background. The strandy stuff is also present in my eye.
If you look in google, it's true that the first image you get is of an eye that looks similar to this one, but what they're trying to show is the brownish stuff that's only slighly apparent around the outer edges of the iris. THAT's the indication of Pigment Dispersion Glaucoma, not the standy iris morphology.
If you do a lot more looking/skimming (I did so for about 30 minutes), you'll find more intense pictures. One is of a person with brown eyes who has partial arcs around the pupil of chocolate-brown pigment. And you'll find more rerferences to "melted chocolate" as what the pigments in question look like.
The description is not invalid - it's just another description of another way that PDS can show itself. You can have PDS and not have these concentric rings.
I'm glad you did further research, so I won't bother. My eyes also look pretty much exactly like that, except a little more greyish. I am seen regularly by a board certified opthamologist for near-sightedness issues, and nothing like that ever came up.
You're glad that you said something, and as such, someone isn't going to do their own research, or have their eyes tested for it? You know, I'm actually -boggled- that I said something potentially helpful, and people are acting like this.
I'm not trying to run you down. I'm glad I said, "Hey, I don't know if you're interpreting this correctly." I could have been more sympathetic/simpering, I guess, but it wasn't meant personally that I said I didn't agree with your interpretation.
From my viewpoint it seemed like you were saying that people with the strandy irises were the ones with PGS. Since I have strandy irises and am under care and haven't had this mentioned, I went and dug a little deeper. From my reading, I don't need to be extra concerned, neither does the person in the picture.
Again, this isn't meant personally, but it would also help to know the full story, which is why I'm glad I said something, whether or not old_hedwig does eir own reseaerch.
Both my husband and my eyes have these rings to some degree, but you can easily see the difference in degree from this person's and ours.
Have you ever had a test for it? Based on what our family's opthamologist said, it is rare and rarely tested for. Perhaps it's something British opthamologist are more aware of than Americans. *shrugs* I'd think you'd rather do your own research and check it out, but perhaps not.
Figure 5. Iris surface pigmentation. Pigment accumulation on the anterior surface of the iris often appears as concentric rings within the iris furrows. More diffuse pigmentation can cause a diffuse darkening of iris color, which is more apparent in lightly pigmented irides because of the degree of color change. Asymmetry of pigment liberation may result in iris heterochromia, with the darker iris being the more affected side.
If you do more research you'll find that there are different reasons/sorts of PGS. What it appears this woman has represents just one sort. Of course you're going to find pictures of the other sorts.
Just so you are aware - family members of mine have been diagnosed with it, and possibly my husband as well; I've done a lot more than half an hours looking up over it.
Then can you clarify for me what you're seeing that leads you to this diagnosis? My (sparse) research seems to disagree with yours. From what I have read, it seems that this kind of glaucoma is much more easily diagnosable with various kinds of special lighting, and that it's difficult to diagnose with normal lighting and naked eye.
Are you looking at the brownish/greenish discoloration near the pupil at the 12 to 2 o'clock position? Or are you looking at the bluish discoloration that seems to be at the edge of the eye near the 3 o'clock position? Or are you looking at the strandy/lacy appearance of the iris material all around the eye?
My reading seems to indicate that the strandy/lacy appearance is not an indicator of PGS. Are you saying that it actually is and I have cause for concern (since my own eye morphology is similar)? If so, can you point me to references I can use to do more thorough research?
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I am not a doctor or an opthamologist.
But the reason I googled it too is because my normal ocular morphology is a lot like this, but with brown background. The strandy stuff is also present in my eye.
If you look in google, it's true that the first image you get is of an eye that looks similar to this one, but what they're trying to show is the brownish stuff that's only slighly apparent around the outer edges of the iris. THAT's the indication of Pigment Dispersion Glaucoma, not the standy iris morphology.
If you do a lot more looking/skimming (I did so for about 30 minutes), you'll find more intense pictures. One is of a person with brown eyes who has partial arcs around the pupil of chocolate-brown pigment. And you'll find more rerferences to "melted chocolate" as what the pigments in question look like.
I don't think this person's sick at all.
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The description is not invalid - it's just another description of another way that PDS can show itself. You can have PDS and not have these concentric rings.
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From my viewpoint it seemed like you were saying that people with the strandy irises were the ones with PGS. Since I have strandy irises and am under care and haven't had this mentioned, I went and dug a little deeper. From my reading, I don't need to be extra concerned, neither does the person in the picture.
Again, this isn't meant personally, but it would also help to know the full story, which is why I'm glad I said something, whether or not
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Have you ever had a test for it? Based on what our family's opthamologist said, it is rare and rarely tested for. Perhaps it's something British opthamologist are more aware of than Americans. *shrugs* I'd think you'd rather do your own research and check it out, but perhaps not.
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Pigment accumulation on the anterior surface of the iris often appears as concentric rings within the iris furrows. More diffuse pigmentation can cause a diffuse darkening of iris color, which is more apparent in lightly pigmented irides because of the degree of color change. Asymmetry of pigment liberation may result in iris heterochromia, with the darker iris being the more affected side.
If you do more research you'll find that there are different reasons/sorts of PGS. What it appears this woman has represents just one sort. Of course you're going to find pictures of the other sorts.
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Are you looking at the brownish/greenish discoloration near the pupil at the 12 to 2 o'clock position? Or are you looking at the bluish discoloration that seems to be at the edge of the eye near the 3 o'clock position? Or are you looking at the strandy/lacy appearance of the iris material all around the eye?
My reading seems to indicate that the strandy/lacy appearance is not an indicator of PGS. Are you saying that it actually is and I have cause for concern (since my own eye morphology is similar)? If so, can you point me to references I can use to do more thorough research?