Authors : Nidhi Panday
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijooo.2021.020
Volume : 7
Issue : 1
Year : 2021
Page No : 97-98
Amyloidosis is a spectrum of disorders characterized by the deposition of amyloid , an extracellular protein in an abnormal fibrillar form, with highly characteristic histopathologic staining properties. Eyelid involvement can be associated with both immunologic (primary) and reactive (secondary) amyloidosis.We present a case of unilateral localized conjunctival and tarsal plate amyloidosis, presenting as ptosis.
Keywords: Amyloid, Conjunctiva, Tarsus, Ptosis.