Parts A and C courtesy of George J. Harocopos, MD; part B courtesy of Hans E. Grossniklaus, MD.
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Ocular Pathology/Oncology
Pinguecula. A, Clinical appearance adjacent to the nasal and temporal limbus. B, Histologic examination demonstrates the acellular, amorphous, slightly basophilic material in the stroma (asterisk) and thick, curly fibers (arrows) indicative of elastotic degeneration. C, With Verhoeff–van Gieson stain for elastin, the basophilic material stains black (asterisk).