Abstract
The absorption of silver presents as a grayish coloration in different locations as the skin and eye. Corneal argyrosis is characterized by micro-deposits in the stroma, Bowman or Descemt membranes. This metal could also affect other structures as the retina. We describe the case of a male jeweler with corneal argyrosis. Small whitish-grayish predescemetic depositis were observed by biomicroscopy, which were described as punctate and extra-cellular by in vivo confocal microscopy. Our patient presented a significative impairment of contrast sensitivity under scotopic conditions which could not be attributed to other condition. This test could be helpful in detecting retinal functional alteration before the structural anatomical alteration are visible.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/ojo.ojo_337_22
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 16(2), 373-376
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Mora, N. F., & Bueis, A. B. D. L. (2023). Ocular argyrosis. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 16(2), 373-376. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_337_22
MLA 9
Mora, Noelia Fernández, and Ana Boto De Los Bueis. "Ocular argyrosis." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 16, no. 2, 2023, pp. 373-376. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_337_22.
Chicago (author–date)
Mora, Noelia Fernández, and Ana Boto De Los Bueis. 2023. "Ocular argyrosis." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 16 (2): 373-376. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_337_22.
Harvard
Mora, N. F. and Bueis, A. B. D. L. (2023) 'Ocular argyrosis', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 16(2), pp. 373-376. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_337_22.
Vancouver
Mora NF, Bueis ABDL. Ocular argyrosis. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023;16(2):373-376. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_337_22
IEEE
N. F. Mora, and A. B. D. L. Bueis, "Ocular argyrosis," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 373-376, 2023, doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_337_22.