Asteroid hyalosis (AH) was first described by Benson in 1894, who called it asteroid hyalitis. The condition is mostly unilateral and rarely impairs vision. It seen as white, creamy, iridescent particles moving around the vitreous after eye movement. Herein, we report on prevalence, incidence, associations of AH.

OBJECTIVES To study the prevalence and associations of asteroid hyalosis (AH) in a series of autopsy eyes. METHODS Retrospective review of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) autopsy eye database from 1965 to 2000 yielded 10,801 patients. The patients' medical histories were reviewed for evidence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, alcohol abuse, hypercalcemia, ...

Case 1 A 51-year-old diabetic visited us for diabetic retinopathy screening. Left eye fundus examination was limited due to asteroid hyalosis (AH) [Fig. 1a]. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) of left eye demonstrated asteroid bodies with posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) [Fig. 1b]. Left eye OCTA revealed multiple black areas in all slabs resembling capillary drop out areas [Fig. 1c-e]. The b...