J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1998 Dec;39(12):3093-3097.
Corneal Amyloidosis Developed after Penetratioin Keratoplasty
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary`s Hostpital, College of Medicine. The Catholic University of Korea.
Abstract
- Amyloidosis is a disorder of protein metabolism in which amyloid can be accumulated in various tissues of the body. Primary localized amyloidosis can affect the bulbar or palpebral conjuctiva, Tenon`s capsule, tarsus, limbus, lacrimal gland, or orbit. Especially secondary localized amyloidosis of the cornea can occur after trauma. scar, and corneal opacity or can be associated with a chronic ocular inflammatory disorder. The authors diagnosed the secondary localized amyloidosis that developed in a 53-years-old female patient who had undergone penetrating keratoplasty. The diagnosis was confirmed by hematoxylin-eosin and Congo red staining, and transmission electron microscopic examination.
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