Corneal amyloid deposition may be present incidentally in a variety of other corneal diseases, including keratoconus, trauma, retrolental fibroplasia, infectious and immune-related keratitis, ...

We report a novel localized amyloidosis associated with lactoferrin. To elucidate the precursor protein of corneal amyloidosis associated with trichiasis, we analyzed amyloid deposits from three ...

Corneal dystrophies affect vision in different ways. ... Lattice dystrophy gets its name from an accumulation of amyloid deposits, or abnormal protein fibers, throughout the middle and anterior stroma ...

Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy (GDLD) is an early-onset, autosomal recessive condition characterised by amyloid deposits within the cornea. We report the histopathological and molecular ...

Affected retinal and choroidal vasculature in patients with wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis can be evaluated with optical coherence tomography angiography and choroidal vascularity index ...

In type 1 granular corneal dystrophy, corneal deposits often appear in the second decade of life, ... Stage 2 consists of amyloid-containing lattice or linear-shaped opacities in the deep stroma.

Lattice corneal dystrophy: keratoepithelin. ... Amyloid deposits are difficult to detect and differentiate from other tumors or infiltrative processes on brain imaging.

An analysis of 11,006 patients in the U.K. showed that the incidence of amyloidosis increased from 1967 to 2019. Light-chain amyloidosis was the most common type and accounted for 56% of all cases.

"Amyloidosis is an uncommon disorder that affects the heart, kidneys or nervous system," said James Fang, M.D., chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. The disease occurs when a protein called ...