asteroid hyalosis

asteroid hyalosis
a degenerative condition, formerly known as asteroid hyalitis, in which tiny deposits of calcium are suspended in the vitreous humour. They are more commonly seen in the elderly and usually cause no decrease in vision.

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a condition of the eye, usually unilateral and in older men, characterized by spherical or star-shaped, calcium-containing opacities in the vitreous body that appear to sparkle when illuminated under an examining light. Vision is usually unaffected. Called also asteroid hyalitis and Benson disease.

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