PURPOSE:To describe the microscopic corneal and conjunctival findings in patients with Fabry disease(FD)related keratopathy by using in vivo confocal microscopy.DESIGN:Prospective observational case series.METHODS:Twe...
Background: Classic Fabry disease, an X-linked recessive lysosomal storage disease due to the deficient activity of α -galactosidase A, typically presents in early childhood with acroparesthesias, angiokeratomas, hyp...
PURPOSE: To describe the clinical spectrum,the histopathologic findings obtained from one corneal button,and the genetic mapping of an X-linked endothelial corneal dystrophy (XECD). DESIGN: Observational case series a...
Background: Mutations of the BIGH3 gene were delineated as the underlying gene defect for corneal dystrophy Lattice Type I (CDL1) and corneal dystrophy Avellino type (CDA) in families with different regional provenanc...
Objectives: To determine genotypes in 2 Indian families with severe granular corneal dystrophy, to document clinical and histopathologic features, and to attempt a genotype-phenotype correlation. Methods: Mutation ana...
Purpose: To report an unusual presentation of Schnyder’s corneal crystalline dystrophy (SCCD), sharing the feature of central corneal mosaic opacities. Desig n: Observational case report. Methods: A 51-year-old man a...
PURPOSE: To report the efficacy of electrolysis as a treatment of corneal opac ities in a young patient with the superficial variant of granular corneal dystro phy. DESIGN: Interventional case report. METHODS: An 11-y...
A 60-year-old woman who had experienced isolated ptosis for two years was se en when it had been fixed for one year. She had a personal and familial history of stromal corneal dystrophy. The diagnosis of mitochondrial...