Fibrous ingrowth with retrocorneal membrane.
A case of retrocorneal fibrous membrane is reported in a patient who underwent cataract extraction and experienced a postoperative hyphema. A distinctive straw-colored appearance to the membrane was due to blood staining. A penetrating keratoplasty with extensive anterior segment surgery restored the eye to useful vision. The penetrating keratoplasty specimen disclosed an unusual double-layered retrocorneal fibrous membrane, produced in part by a vascularized fibrous ingrowth and also by fibroblastic transformation of the corneal endothelial cells.
D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004727:Endothelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008875:Middle Aged; D000267:Tissue Adhesions