Prosthetic iris implant is indicated in patients with severe symptoms of glare, reduced vision and photophobia due to iris absence or deficiency.
Conditions that may cause iris absence or deficiency:
Iris tissue loss after penetrating ocular trauma
Intraocular surgery complications
Iris atrophy
Congenital or acquired conditions such as coloboma, aniridia, irido-corneal-endothelial syndrome
Complications may include postoperative persistent inflammation, decreased or increased intraocular pressure, cystoid macular edema and retinal detachment