pseudoexfoliation

pseudoexfoliation: A condition simulating exfoliation in some respects, but in which the surface layer is not actually detached.

- p. of lens capsule deposition in all parts of the eye, including the lens capsule, of a material derived from basement membranes. If this material clogs the trabecular meshwork, impeding the outflow of aqueous humor from the eye, glaucoma may result. See exfoliation syndrome, pseudoexfoliative glaucoma.

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pseu·do·ex·fo·li·a·tion (soo″do-eks″fo-le-aґshən) exfoliation syndrome.

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