Histological findings of corneal tissue after failed phototherapeutic keratectomy in macular corneal dystrophy – a case report

Abstract Background Macular corneal dystrophy is a rare inherited disease of the cornea leading to deposits mainly in the stroma. Affected patients suffer from progressive loss of visual acuity which should be treated with penetrating keratoplasty. This is the first case report describing the clinic...

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Autores principales:	Caroline Julia Gassel, Jens Martin Rohrbach, Daniel Röck, Karl Ulrich Bartz-Schmidt, Tobias Röck
Formato:	Artigo
Lenguaje:	Inglês
Publicado:	BMC 2022-05-01
Colección:	BMC Ophthalmology
Materias:	Macular corneal dystrophy Phototherapeutic keratectomy Penetrating keratoplasty Case report Corneal dystrophy
Acceso en línea:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-022-02400-3
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