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Keratic precipitate

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Keratic precipitate is an inflammatory cellular deposit seen on corneal endothelium.

Key points
  • Acute KPs are white and round, while old KPs are faded and irregular in shape
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    Acute KPs are white and round in shape whereas old KPs are faded and irregular in shape.
  • Mutton-fat KPs are large, greasy-white deposits formed from macrophages and epithelioid cells
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    Mutton-fat KPs are large in shape and are greasy-white in color and are formed from macrophages and epithelioid cells .
  • Mutton fat KPs are caused by granulomatous iridocyclitis
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    Mutton fat KPs are due to granulomatous iridocyclitis.
  • Red KPs may be seen in hemorrhagic uveitis
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    Another variant called red KPs may be seen in hemorrhagic uveitis.
Diagnosis
  • KPs are identified as inflammatory cellular deposits on corneal endothelium
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    Keratic precipitate ( KP ) is an inflammatory cellular deposit seen on corneal endothelium .
  • Morphological appearance helps distinguish acute from old KPs
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    Acute KPs are white and round in shape whereas old KPs are faded and irregular in shape.
Red flags
  • Mutton-fat KPs indicate inflammatory disease
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    They are indicative of inflammatory disease.
  • Mutton fat KPs signal granulomatous iridocyclitis
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    Mutton fat KPs are due to granulomatous iridocyclitis.
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Keratic precipitate
Keratic precipitate due to Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease
SpecialtyOphthalmology

Keratic precipitate (KP) is an inflammatory cellular deposit seen on corneal endothelium. Acute KPs are white and round in shape whereas old KPs are faded and irregular in shape. Mutton-fat KPs are large in shape and are greasy-white in color and are formed from macrophages and epithelioid cells. They are indicative of inflammatory disease.[1] Mutton fat KPs are due to granulomatous iridocyclitis.[2] Another variant called red KPs may be seen in hemorrhagic uveitis.[citation needed]

  1. ↑ Brightbill, Frederick S. (2009). Corneal Surgery: Theory, Technique and Tissue. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 102. ISBN 978-0323048354. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Tandon, Radhika (2014). Parson's Diseases of the Eye - E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 616. ISBN 9788131238196. Retrieved 11 November 2017.