Abdel-Khalek L M, Williamson J, Lee W R
Br J Ophthalmol. 1978 Nov;62(11):792-9. doi: 10.1136/bjo.62.11.792.
Forty-nine biopsies of bulbar conjunctiva from patients with no apparent conjunctival disease were studied by light and transmission electron microscopy. No significant morphological changes were recorded in those specimens from patients less than 79 years old. However, in the older age group the epithelium showed irregularities in thickness, a reduction in the goblet cell population, and in 25% the presence of 'hyaline bodies'. The epithelial irregularities consisted of mild superficial stratification, which was observed also in a few of the specimens from the younger age groups. The goblet cells appeared morphologically normal in all age groups. The significance of the hyaline bodies and their possible relationship to goblet cells is discussed.
对49例无明显结膜疾病患者的球结膜活检组织进行了光镜和透射电镜研究。79岁以下患者的标本未记录到明显的形态学变化。然而，在老年组中，上皮厚度不规则，杯状细胞数量减少，25%的标本中出现“透明小体”。上皮不规则表现为轻度浅表分层，在较年轻年龄组的一些标本中也观察到。所有年龄组的杯状细胞形态均正常。讨论了透明小体的意义及其与杯状细胞的可能关系。
