Heterozygous Avellino Corneal Dystrophy 9 Years After Photorefractive Keratectomy: Natural or Laser-induced Accelerated Course?
Heterozygous Avellino Corneal Dystrophy 9 Years After Photorefractive Keratectomy: Natural or Laser-induced Accelerated Course?
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DOI:
10.1097/ico.0b013e31818a7df7
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发表时间:
2009-05-01
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影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Kim, Man Soo
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作者:
Park, Shin Hae;Mok, JeeWon;Kim, Man Soo
Purpose: To report a photorefractive keratectomy (PRK)-treated patient who first developed stromal opacities with a typical granular pattern 9 years after Surgery, which was confirmed as heterozygous Avellino dystrophy by DNA analysis.Methods: A 37-year-old woman, who had undergone PRK 17 years ago, has been followed for glaucoma and corneal dystrophy. She had preoperative clear corneas in both eyes.Results: Nine years after PRK, at the age of 29 years, 2-3 small, white, anterior stromal corneal opacities were first detected in both eyes. Seventeen years postoperatively, multiple anterior stromal corneal deposits with a dot, crumb, or snowflake appearance were noted to the same degree in both eyes. The intervening cornea was relatively clear. Her DNA was heterozygous for the R124H Mutation.Conclusions: Slowly developing, mild cortical deposits Occurred after PRK in this patient with heterozgote Avellino corneal dystrophy. Various clinical manifestations call occur after excimer laser refractive surgery in patients with Avellino corneal dystrophy.