A Case of Posterior Polymorphous Dystrophy.

Park, In Chul; Chung, Sung Kun; Myong, Yoon Won; Rhee, Sang Wook

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1991;32(11):1020-1023.
Published online November 1, 1991.

A Case of Posterior Polymorphous Dystrophy.

In Chul Park, Sung Kun Chung, Yoon Won Myong, Sang Wook Rhee

Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.

후각막 다형성 이영양증 1 예

박인철(In Chul Park),정성근(Sung Kun Chung),명윤원(Yoon Won Myong),이상욱(Sang Wook Rhee)

Abstract

Posterior polymorphous dystrophy is a bilateral, dominantly inherited (rarely recessively inherited) disorder of corneal endothelium, characterized by a spectrum of changes in posterior cornea and less commonly in the iris and angle structures. We have experienced a 39-year-old male patient complaining of visual disturbance in the right eye. On examination, we found characteristics of postenor polymorphous dystrophy which were Descemet's membrane thickening. peripheral anterior synechiae, iridocorneal adhesion. abnormal corneal endothelial cells in both eyes, and corneal epithelial and stromal edema in the right eye and after penetrating keratoplasty, the result was good. Therefore, we report a case of posterior polymorphous dystrophy with review of literatures.

Key Words: Descemet's membrane thickening;Iridocorneal adhesion;Posterior polymorphous dystrophy