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

A 53-year-old woman was referred by her general ophthalmologist for cornea evaluation due to glare and blurry vision that started in her 30s and progressively worsened.She also reported difficulty ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 (LCD) is a bilateral, local amyloidosis, characterized by variation in the corneal manifestations, clinical course, and genetics. 1 LCD has been attributed to TGFBI ...

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

A pilot study of a novel, collagen-based substitute for donated corneal tissue has detected an unexpectedly strong efficacy signal in 20 patients with advanced corneal disease and has set the stage ...

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 ...