Part A courtesy of Anthony J. Lubniewski, MD; part B courtesy of Morton E. Smith, MD.
File Size:
624 KB
Ocular Pathology/Oncology
Infectious pseudocrystalline keratopathy. A, Clinical photograph depicting crystalloid-appearing (or “fernlike”) stromal infiltrate (arrow), with intact overlying epithelium. The infection arose along a suture track following repair of a corneal laceration. B, Gram stain demonstrates colonies of gram-positive cocci interposed between stromal collagen lamellae (arrows) without appreciable inflammatory response.