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Iridescent crystals in the eye
BMJ 2024; 387 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-074280 (Published 17 October 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;387:e074280
- Bing Xiao, ophthalmology resident,
- Lingyi Liang, professor of ophthalmology
- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Correspondence to: L Liang lingyiliang{at}qq.com
These multi-coloured crystals were found in the vitreous cavity of the left eye of a woman in her 40s at a routine diabetic screening examination (fig 1). She was asymptomatic but had a history of proliferative diabetic retinopathy with recurrent vitreous bleeds. …
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