title: The initial stage of the exfoliation syndrome.
abstract: Exfoliation of devitalized tissue and pigment from the neuroepithelium of the uveal tract constitute the earliest stage of the exfoliation syndrome according to a biomicroscopic study. With an immuno-histochemical technique exfoliative material from lenses with the classic exfoliation syndrome, demonstrated the same staining characteristics as the pigmentary epithelium of the uvea.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010858:Pigmentation; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D009418:S100 Proteins