A Case of Spontaneous Regression of Schnyder's Crystalline Corneal Dystrophy.

Jung, Chun Suk; Myong, Yoon Won

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2000;41(6):1441-1444.
Published online June 1, 2000.

A Case of Spontaneous Regression of Schnyder's Crystalline Corneal Dystrophy.

Chun Suk Jung, Yoon Won Myong

Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

각막혼탁이 자연 감소된 Schnyder 결정각막이영양증 1 예

정천석(Chun Suk Jung),명윤원(Yoon Won Myong)

Abstract

Schnyder's crystalline corneal dystrophy is a hereditary disease of unknown etiology and characterized by bilateral subepithelial corneal opacity with diffuse crystalline deposits of cholesterol or other lipid. The authors experienced a case of Schnyder's crystalline corneal dystrophy whose corneal opacity of left eye regressed gradually without treatment. This 40-year-old man had undergone keratoplasty on the right eye and adiagnosis of Schnyder's crystalline corneal dystrophy was made histopatho-logically. In this report, the authors describe a case of regression of Schnyder's crystalline corneal dystrophy without treatment.

Key Words: Corneal opacity;Deposition of lipid;Schnyder's crystalline corneal dystrophy