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Recurring Iris Pigment Epithelial Cyst Induced by Topical Prostaglandin F₂ Analogues

Jørgen Krohn, MD, PhD; Vibeke K. Hove, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 2008;126(6):867-868.

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Iris cysts are usually classified as primary or secondary. Secondary cysts may be caused by uveitis, surgery, trauma, or miotics. Four cases of latanoprost-induced iris cysts have been reported in the literature.^1-4 In the original article,¹ we described a patient who developed a large iris pigment epithelial cyst in association with topical administration of latanoprost. Latanoprost treatment was discontinued and periodic examinations revealed that the cyst disappeared within 3 weeks. We proposed that this rare adverse effect was related to increased uveoscleral outflow caused by latanoprost. Herein, we describe the follow-up of our initial patient in whom rechallenge with latanoprost as well as subsequent administration of topical bimatoprost led to recurrences of the iris cyst.

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In 1998, a 76-year-old woman with primary open-angle glaucoma had a latanoprost-induced iris cyst in her right eye. The cyst gradually resolved after substitution of latanoprost with . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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