Iris Pigment Epithelial Cysts

AKA “Iris Flocculi”

• ACTA2 mutation and MYH11 mutations associated with Iris pigment epithelial cysts and dissecting aortic aneuryism
• J Shields reported ~ 1% risk
  • Shields JA, Magrath G, Shields CL, MacKool R, Eagle RC, Grossniklaus H. Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm 55 Years after Diagnosis of Iris Flocculi. Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2016;2:222-5