A Case of Corneal Transplantation for Type III Lattice Corneal Dystrophy with Aphakia.

Cho, Jae Hak; Ahn, Young; Cho, Hee Tae

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2000;41(10):2263-2267.
Published online October 1, 2000.

A Case of Corneal Transplantation for Type III Lattice Corneal Dystrophy with Aphakia.

¹Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, #1090-1 Sukjang-dong, Kyongju, Kyungpook, 780-350, Korea. yoplast@chollian.net
²Department of Ophthalomology, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Korea.

제 3 형 격자각막이영양증을 동반한 무수정체안에서의 각막이식술 1 예

조재학(Jae Hak Cho),안영(Young Ahn),조희태(Hee Tae Cho)

Abstract

Lattice corneal dystrophy is a genetic disorder which deposits linear amyloid in corneal stroma and because of this deposition, patient, s visual acuity is decreased and recurrent corneal erosion occurs.There are three types of lattice corneal dystrophy, and among these types, especially type III has extremely low prevalence rate and quite different clinical findings compared with type I and II, and never has been reported in Korea.We report one case of type III lattice corneal dystrophy with aphakia who had been managed by penetrating keratoplasty with secondary PCL implantation.

Key Words: Aphakia;Penetrating keratoplasty;Type III lattice corneal dystrophy