title: Corneal argyrosis associated with silver soldering.
abstract: We report a patient who developed corneal argyrosis secondary to occupational silver soldering. Clinically, the cornea was notable for a green-brown discoloration localized to Descemet's membrane by slit-lamp biomicroscopy. Silver particles were identified within the anterior three eighths of Descemet's membrane by light and electron microscopy and energy-dispersive x-ray microanalysis. To our knowledge, the association between corneal argyrosis and silver soldering has not been previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Scroggs
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Proia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001129:Argyria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003886:Descemet Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012834:Silver / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D012834:Silver