Artificial Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy due to Corrective Surgery for Myopia.

Shyn, Kyung Hwan; Lee, Jong Rae; Park, Sang Choon

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1980;21(3):329-331.
Published online March 1, 1980.

Artificial Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy due to Corrective Surgery for Myopia.

Kyung Hwan Shyn, Jong Rae Lee, Sang Choon Park

Department of Ophthalmology, Korea General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

근시수술후 발생한 인공적 각막내피세포 변성증

신경환(Kyung Hwan Shin),박상춘(Sang Choon Park),이종래(Jong Rae Lee)

Abstract

A 46 years old male patient had visited to our Ophthalmology department due to abrupt onset of decreased visual acuity in his left eye. He had taken an operation for correction of high myopic astigmatism on both eyes 23 years ago in Japan by Dr. Sato. His visual acuity was: (R)0.3(0.7 x Sph. + 0.75D. = Cyl. - 5.50D.A10 degrees) (L)0.15(0.2 x Sph. - 2.50D. = Cyl. - 2.25D. A180 degrees). On slit lamp examination. hoth cornea had 3mm. (length) radiated linear scars in a number about 50 resulted from myopic operation. In his left cornea, several small vesicles and mild corneal central opacity were observed. We have diagnosed this symptom as artificial corneal endothelial Dystrophy.