A Case of Macular Dystrophy of the Cornea.

Cho, Yoon Ae; Kim, Moo Hyun; Oh, Joon Sup

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1976;17(2):217-221.
Published online February 1, 1976.

A Case of Macular Dystrophy of the Cornea.

Yoon Ae Cho, Moo Hyun Kim, Joon Sup Oh

Department of Ophthalmology, Presbyterian Medical Canter, Taegu, Korea.

반점형 (斑點型 )각막변성의 1례

조윤애 , 김무현 , 오준섭 ( Yoon Ae Cho , Moo Hyun Kim , Joon Sup Oh )

Abstract

The authors present a case of macular dystrophy of the cornea which is inherited as a recessive trait. The patient was 43 years old female housewife who had suffered from photophobia, frequent tearing, foreign body sensation and gradually increasing visual dimness since early childhood. Partial penetrating keratoplasty was performed. We had a study of the histopathologic findings for a case of macular dystrophy of the cornea with a brief review of relating literatures.