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ArticleBMC ophthalmology2021

Gliotic opaque posterior hyaloid membrane separation: report of two cases.

Fumio Hosaka, Wataru Saito, Satoru Kase, Susumu Ishida

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Article in BMC ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fumio Hosaka *Iwamizawa Municipal General Hospital, Iwamizawa, Japan.
Wataru Saito *Kaimeido Eye and Dental Clinic, Sapporo, Japan. watasai716@gmail.com.
Satoru KaseDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Nishi 7, Kita 15, Kita-ku, 060-8638, Sapporo, Japan.
Susumu IshidaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Nishi 7, Kita 15, Kita-ku, 060-8638, Sapporo, Japan.
Hokkaido University · JPMiwa Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo report two cases with idiopathic unilateral diffuse opacification of the posterior hyaloid membrane (PHM) completely separated from the retina, the mechanism of which is possibly due to glial cell proliferation and migration. CASE PRESENTATION: Two Japanese women at age 75 and 84 with no systemic or ocular history developed diffuse opacification in one eye resembling a ground glass sheet almost all over the surface of the PHM, but not within the vitreous gel or fluid. The retinas were funduscopically normal; however, optical coherence tomography demonstrated hyperreflective icicle-like anterior protrusions from the surface of the fovea. The patients received pars plana vitrectomy, resulting in visual improvement. Cell block preparations of the vitreous in one case revealed a cluster of cells immunoreactive for glial fibrillary acidic protein in consistence with gliosis, while denying vitreoretinal lymphoma from lack of atypical cells and vitreous amyloidosis due to no staining for Congo red or direct fast scarlet. The lesions did not recur during follow-up with no new funduscopic abnormalities.

conclusionsTo our knowledge, this is the first to demonstrate such peculiar cases of vitreous opacity with idiopathic and unilateral onset. Histological assessments revealed the possible pathogenesis of gliotic opaque PHM separation to cause its ground-glass-sheet appearance.

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GliosisRetinal NeoplasmsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalVitrectomyVitreous BodyGlial fibrillary acidic proteinGliosisPosterior hyaloid membraneVitreous opacity

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