[Anticardiolipin antibodies and ocular diseases]

Abstract

Anticardiolipin antibodies are a group of autoantibodies. It has been found that these antibodies were associated with thrombosis, recurrent spontaneous abortions and thrombocytopenia. This paper reviews the latest findings about the epidemiology, the mechanism for immunopathology, main systemic features, ocular features, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, prevention and treatment of anticardiolipin antibodies syndrome.