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RUTH ANTOLIN
SECOND YEAR
DOH EYE CENTER
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CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES
Bilateral
Symmetric
Inherited
Little environmental/ systemic factors
Slowly progressive becomes more apparent with age
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Anatomical
4 categories
TGFB1
Non TGFB1
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Management:
Superficial keratectomy
Lamellar keratoplasty
Penetrating keratoplasty
Soft contact lenses
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Management:
Superficial keratectomy
Lamellar keratoplasty
Phototherapeutic keratectomy
Penetrating keratoplasty
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Fibrocellular material in a
wavy, saw toothed
pattern in the Bowman Layer
Electron microscopy: curly
fibers
TGFB1 positive
Confocal microscopy:
Epithelium: highly reflective with round edges and
dark shadows
Bowman: less reflective
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Management: as RBCD
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STROMAL CORNEAL
DYSTROPHIES
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TGFB1 DYSTROPHIES
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Contact lenses
Superficial keratectomy/
PTK
Severe cases: Deep
anterior lamellar
keratoplasty (DALK) or
PK
Recurrence: 9 years
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No treatment if mild
DALK or PK if VA affected
Recurrence: fine subepithelial opacities
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Management:
Depends on the
depth
PTK contraindicated
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Prevalent form
Error in the SULFATION
of keratin sulfate
synthesis
IA:
AgKS reactivity in
keratocytes
Type II
Diagnosis:
Clinical
ELISA
Management:
Tinted contact lenses
PTK: anterior macular dystrophy
PK- definitive treatment
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Management
PKP
PTK- subepithelial
crystals
Diet/ medication: but
does not affect
progression
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Hyperlipoproteinemia/
hyperlipidemia
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Management: PK
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Excess GAGs
Excess lipids
Associated with:
Decreased corneal sensation
Limbal dermoid
Keratoconus
Central cloudy dystrophy
Punctate cortical lens changes
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Atopy
No management
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Autosomal dominant
No identified gene locus
Focal attenuation of
endothelial cells and
irregular stromal
architecture anterior to the
Descemets membrane
Disorganized posterior
stromal lamellae: microfolds
Appears during the first
decade
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Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Ichthyosis
Keratoconus
PPCD and EBMD
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ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHIES
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Guttae centrally
peripherally
DM folds
Endothelial pigmentation
CCT: 1mm
Microcystic edema
epithelial bullae
rupture sub epithelial
fibrosis
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Management:
NaCl drops and ointment
IOP lowering agents
BCL
Severe cases: anterior stromal puncture,
Amniotic membrane, conjunctival flap
PKP/ EK
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Confocal microscopy: DM
alterations;
polymegathism of
endothelial cells
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Stromal edema,
corectopia, iridocorneal
adhesions, IOP elevation
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Management:
NaCl topicals
Stromal micropuncture
Anti glaucoma medications
PKP
Autosomal dominant
Locus 20p11.2-q11.2
Diffuse thickening and lamination of the DM
Atrophic, sparse endothelial cells
Keratinized endothelium
EM:
thickened stroma
Disorganized and disrupted lamellae
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ECTATIC DISORDERS
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KERATOCONUS
Prevalence: 1/2000
Cprogressive thinning and bulging of the
central/ paracentral cornea
Family history: 6-8%
Combination of genetic and environment risk
factors:
Eye rubbing Inflammatio Atopy
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Hard
Oxidative
contact lens
stress
wear
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KERATOCONUS
Histology:
Fragmentation of the Bowmans
Epithelium and stromal thinning
DM folds/ Breaks
Diffuse scarring
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KERATOCONUS
Bilateral
Progression during adolescent and into mid 20s
Videokeratoscopy: enantiomorphism
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KERATOCONUS
Biomicroscopic signs:
Fleischer ring
Vogt striae
Apical corneal scarring
Histologic Findings:
Fibrillation of Bowman
layer
Fibrous growth/
dysplasia break
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KERATOCONUS
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KERATOCONUS
Acute hydrops
Allergy/ Eye rubbing
heals spontaneously in 6-12
weeks
Scarring
Associations:
Down/ Marfan syndromes
Floppy eyelid
Leber congenital optic
neuropathy
Mitral valve prolapse
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KERATOCONUS
Evaluation
Computerized
videokeratography:
detection, contact lens
ftting
Placido disk based
topography
Pachymetry
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KERATOCONUS
Management:
KERATOCONUS
Acute hydrops:
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Management:
Contact lenses (early):
Hybrid/ Scleral lens
PK- vision restoration
Large grafts; close to the
limbus
Wedge resection/
Lamellar tectonic grafts
Collagen cross linking
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KERATOGLOBUS
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KERATOGLOBUS
Associations:
Blue sclerae
Ehler Danlos syndrome Type IV
KERATOGLOBUS
KERATOGLOBUS
Management:
Protective eyewear
Correction spectacles:
Myopia
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