Involvement of premacular mast cells in the pathogenesis of macular diseases.
We previously reported on the elevated intravitreal activities of tryptase and chymase in association with idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) Acrylic Desk Name Plate Block and idiopathic macular hole (MH).In this present study, we investigated the potential intraocular production of these serine proteases, and measured and compared tryptase and c