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E Shenken

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PubMed1983

Corneal and conjunctival deposits in monoclonal gammopathy.

An IgG kappa monoclonal gammaglobulinopathy was discovered during investigation of long-standing corneal deposits. The deposits were located between the basal epithelial cells, in the anterior layer of Bowman's membrane and in keratocytes. This is the third reported case of corneal deposits associated with Bence Jones proteinuria and the fifth case of corneal deposits associated with crystalline inclusions within plasma cells of the bone marrow. A biopsy of the buccal mucosa showed intraepithelial inclusions. Immunoelectrophoresis of the tears revealed a small amount of secretory IgA and a moderate amount of IgG, practically all kappa light chains.

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PubMed1968

Glaucoma.

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Glaucoma↗
PubMed1966

The Scarborough glaucoma survey.

A glaucoma screening survey was carried out in Scarborough, Ontario, to detect previously unsuspected cases of the disease.General practitioners were employed to perform Schiotz tonometry. Suspected cases were further tested with applanation tonometry and tonography with water drinking.Of the 17,968 persons examined, 999 had a family history of glaucoma. Forty-one of these had obvious clinical glaucoma. The use of Schiotz tonometry plus applanation tonometry in individuals with a positive family history uncovered 463 suspected of having glaucoma. Tonography with water drinking revealed 348 persons with abnormal findings. Of this number, 228 had clinical glaucoma and 120 preclinical glaucoma.Mass screening by tonometry was found to be valuable in detecting glaucoma in the early stages. In most instances, blindness from this disease can be prevented by early diagnosis.

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