Pigmentary glaucoma: an ultrastructural study.
Trabeculectomy blocks from both eyes of a patient with pigmentary glaucoma were examined by light microscopy, SEM, and TEM. Evidence of a development angle anomaly was not found. The pigment granules packed within the trabecular meshwork were probably responsible for the glaucoma in this disease. Evidence suggested that melanin granules may contain a large amount of protein, unsaturated lipid, or both.
D000328:Adult; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008548:Melanosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013577:Syndrome; D014129:Trabecular Meshwork / Q000648:ultrastructure*