Diagnostic cytopathology of ocular fluid specimens.

The brief history of the development of cytopathologic study of ocular fluids has been reviewed. The utilization of cytopathology techniques has become increasingly important with the introduction and widespread use of vitreous surgery. The cytopathologic study of ocular fluids have diagnostic value in infectious and noninfectious ocular inflammatory diseases, neoplastic lesions, some forms of secondary glaucoma, epithelial ingrowth, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous and amyloidosis.