The Incidence and Histology of Fuchs's Adenoma

Bilateral attachment of corneal endothelium to lens implants in corneal collapse at death: a pseudophakic eye with a Fuchs' epithelioma

“…They commonly occur on the ciliary body in front of the equator of the lens and frequently are directly adjacent to, or even continuous with, the peripheral iris [7]. Fuchs' epitheliomas have been found in 14% to 18% of eyes at autopsy [1,2]. Fuchs' epitheliomas usually are a clinically unimportant accidental finding in the eyes of old people.…”

Fuchs’s Epithelioma: Localized amyloidosis of the Ciliary Body in the Aged

“…Fuchs's epithelium of the ciliary body has previously been regarded as a true tumour, of variable size with a benign histological appearance and clinical course, which develops by focal proliferation of the non-pigmented epithelium [Hillemann and Naumann, 1972;Illif and G reen, 1972]. Ac cording to these authors, the incidence of the alteration in older persons is 20-25%.…”

Retrograde Metastasis of Cutaneous Melanoma to Conjunctival Lymphatics

“…[1][2][3][4] It is believed to be a reactive proliferation of the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium (NPCE) that is associated with aging. [2][3][4] Hence, we prefer to use the noneponymic, more descriptive term age-related hyperplasia (ARH) of the NPCE. Although extremely common, ARH-NPCE generally remains undetected clinically because of its occult location in the ciliary body.…”

“…Metastatic melanoma to the conjunctiva is rare 1,2. Strempel 3 reported a case in 1982 and found no previously reported cases.…”