RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 High incidence of corneal epithelium antibodies in Fuch's heterochromic cyclitis.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 921
OP 925
DO 10.1136/bjo.72.12.921
VO 72
IS 12
A1 E la Hey
A1 G S Baarsma
A1 A Rothova
A1 L Broersma
A1 R van der Gaag
A1 A Kijlstra
YR 1988
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/72/12/921.abstract
AB Sera obtained from 26 patients with Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis were examined for the presence of autoantibodies directed against the anterior segment of the eye by means of immunofluorescence techniques. Antibodies against human iris tissue could not be detected, whereas autoantibodies against corneal epithelium were found in almost 90% of cases. This is the first report describing the presence of autoantibodies in patients with Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis and it provides a further clue that immunological mechanisms might play an important role in the aetiology of Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis.