Bilateral amyloidosis of the vitreous body: report of a case without systemic of familial involvement
A. P. Ferry and T. W. Lieberman
Amyloidosis of the vitreous body is an uncommon and often misdiagnosed
condition that causes progressive visual loss. It is usually associated
with primary familial systemic amyloidosis. The patient described in this
report has amyloidosis of both vitreous bodies; her case is unusual because
no other family members are affected and because there has been no evidence
of systemic involvement over a seven-year observation period. After part of
the vitreous body of her right eye was removed surgically, visual acuity
improved from light perception to 20/60. New concepts regarding the nature,
classification, and histochemical identification of amyloid are discussed.
