title: Primary nonfamilial amyloidosis of the vitreous. A light microscopic and ultrastructural study.
abstract: Nonfamilial amyloidosis, a form of primary amyloidosis accompanied by vitreous opacity, is a rare condition. Here, a 50-year-old man developed strand-like opacities in the vitreous of both eyes. Pars plana vitrectomy was performed to improve the patient's vision. The vitreous specimens showed typical light microscopic and ultrastructural features of amyloidosis.
authors.affiliation: Sankara Nethralaya, Medical Research Foundation, Madras, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Badrinath
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure*