Classification of Secondary Corneal Amyloidosis and Involvement of Lactoferrin – Corrected Proof
Purpose:
To classify secondary corneal amyloidosis (SCA) by its clinical appearance, to analyze the demographics of the patients, and to determine the involvement of lactoferrin.
Design:
Retrospective, observational, noncomparative, multicenter study.
Participants:
Twenty-nine eyes of 29 patients diagnosed with SCA by corneal specialists at 9 ophthalmologic institutions in Japan were studied.
Methods:
The clinical appearance of SCA was determined by slit-lamp biomicroscopy and was classified into 3 types. The demographics of the patients, for example, age, gender, and the duration of the basic disease (trichiasis, keratoconus, and unknown), were determined for each clinical type. Surgically excised tissues were stained with (Read more...)