Kazakh-English Electronic Explanatory Dictionary of Ophthalmology Terms
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Keratic precipitates

Cellular deposits on the corneal endothelium.Acute, fresh KPs tend to be white and round, while old KPs are usually irregular, faded and pigmented.Mutton-fat KP: large, greasy-white KPs (approximately 1 mm in diameter), which represent clusters of macrophages and epithelioid cells. Typically occur in granulomatous uveit

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