The Role of Microfibril in Pathogenesis of Exfolion Syndrome.
- Author:
Young Bae ROH
1
;
Byung Guk BAK
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Collagen;
Conjunctiva;
Deception;
Exfoliation Syndrome;
Fibroblasts;
Glaucoma;
Humans;
Microfibrils*;
Upper Extremity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1987;28(6):1289-1296
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We electron-microscopically studied 15 specimens of upper limbal conjunctiva obtained from 14 patients with exfoliation syndrome and clinical evidence of glaucoma. Of 15 specimens, four(three patients) contained exfoliation materials in the stroma of the stroma of the conjunctiva. These exfoliation materials of immature, intermediate, and mature forms were composed of abnormal microfibrils lying adjacent to the fibroblasts and located in close proximity to the elastic and collagen fibers. These observations suggest a sequence of events by which microfibrils develop into exfoliation materials.
