VITREOUS AMYLOIDOSIS WITHOUT SYSTEMIC OR FAMILIAL INVOLVEMENT

Vitreous amyloidosis is a rare condition that occurs in some forms of Transthyretin hereditary Amyloidosis, mainly in Familial Amyloidotic P olyneuropathy type I. Vitreous opacities may be the earliest occurring or, in some cases, only symptom of this disorder. In such cases a fam ily history of amyloidosis is usually present. We report on a case of vitreous amyloidosis in an 80-year-old man where there is no evidence of systemic involvement and no family history of amyloidosis.