Combined anterior keratoconus and Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy: a report of two cases
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منابع مشابه
Familial presence of early onset Fuchs' corneal endothelial dystrophy, a report of two rare cases.
A 15-year-old girl presented to our clinic with a history of gradual loss of vision and photosensitivity. She had bilateral corneal haze with stromal oedema. Her best-corrected visual acuity was 20/400 in the right eye and 20/200 in the left. She underwent penetrating keratoplasty in both eyes. Corneal histopathology revealed a pattern similar to Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy. The graft settled ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Experimental Optometry
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0816-4622,1444-0938
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2010.00492.x