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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Polymorphic amyloid degeneration of the cornea

Polymorphic amyloid degeneration of the cornea

Category(ies): Cornea
Contributor: Jesse Vislisel, MD
Photographer: Brice Critser, CRA

Polymorphic amyloid degeneration is a bilateral corneal degeneration that develops later in life. It results in refractile, stellate flecks or irregular filaments in the mid to deep corneal stroma with intervening clear spaces. These photographs show the appearance of polymorphic amyloid degeneration in a patient before and after she underwent superficial keratectomy for Salzmann nodular degeneration.

polymorphic amyloid degeneration in a patient before surgery
polymorphic amyloid degeneration in a patient before surgery
Red Eye - polymorphic amyloid degeneration in a patient before surgery
polymorphic amyloid degeneration in a patient before surgery
polymorphic amyloid degeneration in a patient after she underwent superficial keratectomy
polymorphic amyloid degeneration in a patient after she underwent superficial keratectomy
Zoomed in polymorphic amyloid degeneration in a patient after she underwent superficial keratectomy
polymorphic amyloid degeneration in a patient after she underwent superficial keratectomy