Post corneal embryonic ring

There is a raised white line near the limbus, and a tissue band extends from the peripheral part of the iris to this white line. Axenfeld calls it the post-corneal embryonic ring. Post-corneal embryonic rings are a clinical manifestation caused by Axenfeld-Rieger abnormalities or syndromes. Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome (Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome) refers to a group of developmental diseases with or without systemic abnormalities in the eyes, which are characterized by: ① developmental defects in the eyes; ② May be accompanied by systemic developmental abnormalities; ③ Secondary glaucoma; ④ Autosomal dominant inheritance, family history and reports of sporadic cases; ⑤ Same incidence in men and women.

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