Haemosiderin deposits in the human cornea.
A siderotic cornea from a case of post-traumatic hyphaemia showed large numbers of siderosomes in the corneal fibroblasts and a few in the corneal epithelial and endothelial cells. Electron-probe x-ray analysis revealed iron, phosphorous and sulphur in the siderosomes.
D000293:Adolescent; D003315:Cornea / Q000032:analysis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis; D004727:Endothelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006485:Hemosiderin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000473:pathology*; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D009940:Organoids / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis; D012806:Siderosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013455:Sulfur / Q000032:analysis
D010758:Phosphorus; D013455:Sulfur; D006485:Hemosiderin; D007501:Iron