[The first description of the Irvine syndrome].

Recently G. O. H. Naumann and W. Seibel, while reviewing the literature, stated that A. R. Irvine had not noticed the foregoing biomicroscopic observations of K. Hruby. The name Hruby-Irvine-Gass Syndrome would thus be more appropriate. The article concludes with a discussion of therapeutic problems.