[Cornea guttata and Fuchs' endothelial-epithelial dystrophy. Clinico-histologic study of 73 patients].

Abstract

In a retrospective, clinico-histological study, 84 corneas from 73 patients with diagnosed Fuchs' dystrophy (FD) were examined after penetrating keratoplasty. Seven types of posterior corneal degeneration were found: six with diversely arranged and pronounced guttae and a thickened Descemet's membrane, and a seventh with no guttae in either eye. This last variant appeared histologically in only two patients. Whether it represents a different syndrome can only be speculated. Our study showed, however, that the frequency of cornea guttata (CG) in FD is statistically significant in all the histological variants.

• Authors: W Lisch, M Buob, K P Steuhl
• Journal: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde (Klin Monbl Augenheilkd) Vol. 198 Issue 2 Pg. 83-6 (Feb 1991) ISSN: 0023-2165 [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Cornea guttata und Fuchssche Hornhaut-Endothel-Epithel-Dystrophie. Klinisch-histologische Studie bei 73 Patienten.
• PMID: 2041372 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Cornea (pathology)
• Corneal Edema (pathology)
• Corneal Opacity (pathology)
• Descemet Membrane (pathology)
• Female
• Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy (pathology, surgery)
• Humans
• Keratoplasty, Penetrating
• Male
• Microscopy
• Retrospective Studies