Secondary Localized Amyloidosis of the Cornea Caused by Trichiasis
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Ophthalmologica
- Vol. 194 (2-3) , 77-81
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000309739
Abstract
A 43-year-old woman complained of gradual visual impairment, foreign body sensation, and a white mass in the right eye. Trichiasis and corneal excrescence were observed. A systemic examination revealed no concurrent disease; the family history was noncontributory. A lamellar keratoplasty was performed. An amyloid deposit was found in the excised specimen histopathologically. Secondary localized amyloidosis of the cornea caused by trichiasis is a rare condition.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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- Corneal AmyloidosisAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology, 1966