Histopathology and cytology of anterior chamber pearl tumour like lesion

ABSTRACT

Cytological examination of an aspirate from 23 eyes affected with pearl tumor like lesion was performed and histopathological examination of 11 tissue samples excised from eyes with healed lesion with its attacked iris were studied. The cytological picture revealed the presence of lymphocytes, polymorphonuclear leucocytes, pus cells, RBCs and plasma cells. The excised tissue samples showed the picture of chronic non granulomatous iritis