Bilateral persistent pupillary membranes associated with cataract

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Syed Shoeb Ahmad, MBBS, MS, FAEH, FCLI
Caroline Binson, MBBS
Chong Ka Lung, MBBS
Shuaibah Abdul Ghani, MS

Abstract

Exuberant persistent pupillary membranes (PPM) are rare in adult eyes. We report the case of a 53-year-old man diagnosed with bilateral, profuse, persistent pupillary membranes and unilateral cataract.

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Ahmad SS, Binson C, Lung CK, Ghani SA. Bilateral persistent pupillary membranes associated with cataract. Digit J Ophthalmol. 2011;17(4):62-65. doi:10.5693/djo.02.2011.10.001
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