title: An enzyme histochemical analysis of human subretinal fluid.
abstract: During rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, two major phagocytic cell populations can be identified in the subretinal fluid. Routine light and electron microscopic studies may be inadequate to assess quantitatively the free-floating retinal pigment epithelial cells and the macrophagic retinal pigment-laden cells. Enzyme histochemical staining permits a simple, rapid, reproducible method of identifying each cell type. This cytologic biochemical differentiation is an important tool for reexamination of the theories associated with subretinal fluid cell activity.
mesh_terms: D001826:Body Fluids / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000201:enzymology*; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields