Charlotte H Jones, Wei Gui, Ricarda G Schumann, Stefaniya Boneva, Clemens Ak Lange, Koen van Overdam, Toco Yp Chui, Richard B Rosen, Michael Engelbert, J Sebag
INTRODUCTION: Hyalocytes are sentinel macrophages residing within the posterior vitreous cortex anterior to the retinal inner limiting membrane (ILM). Following anomalous PVD and vitreoschisis, hyalocytes contribute to paucicellular (vitreo-macular traction syndrome, macular holes) and hypercellular (macular pucker, proliferative vitreo-retinopathy, proliferative diabetic vitreo-retinopathy) diseases. AREAS COVERED: Studies of human tissues employing dark-field, phase, and electron microscopy; immunohistochemistry; and in vivo imaging of human hyalocytes...
2022: Expert Review of Ophthalmology