Case Study: May 2010

History

These are micro images of an incidental finding in the vitreous, of an enucleation specimen, performed for uveal melanoma.

Questions

1. What is the incidental finding and what do you see on this cytology preparation?

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There is an amorphous body, surrounded by foreign body giant cells.
Note how the amorphous body is refractile on polarisation.
This is asteroid hyalosis.

References

Kador PF, Wyman M. Asteroid hyalosis: pathogenesis and prospects for prevention.Eye (Lond). 2008 Oct;22(10):1278-85