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Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (EBMD) is a disorder of the eye that can cause pain and dryness.EBMD, also known as map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy and Cogan microcystic epithelial dystrophy, is a corneal epithelial disease that may result in recurrent corneal erosions, irregular corneal astigmatism, and decreased vision.
Different corneal dystrophies are caused by mutations in the CHST6, KRT3, KRT12, PIP5K3, SLC4A11, TACSTD2, TGFBI, and UBIAD1 genes. Mutations in TGFBI which encodes transforming growth factor beta induced cause several forms of corneal dystrophies including granular corneal dystrophy, lattice corneal dystrophy, epithelial basement membrane dystrophy, Reis-Bucklers corneal dystrophy, and Thiel ...
Macular corneal dystrophy, also known as Fehr corneal dystrophy, is a rare pathological condition affecting the stroma of cornea first described by Arthur Groenouw in 1890. [1] Signs are usually noticed in the first decade of life and progress afterwards, with opacities developing in the cornea and attacks of pain.
Most cases of recurrent corneal erosion are acquired. There is often a history of recent corneal injury, such as corneal abrasion or ulcer, but also may be idiopathic or due to corneal dystrophy or corneal disease. In other words, one may develop corneal erosions as a result of another disorder, such as epithelial basement membrane dystrophy ...
It has no systemic manifestations, unlike the other type of the dystrophy, Lattice corneal dystrophy type II. Lattice corneal dystrophy was first described by Swiss ophthalmologist Hugo Biber in 1890. [1] Lattice dystrophy gets its name from an accumulation of amyloid deposits, or abnormal protein fibers, throughout the middle and anterior stroma.
Lisch epithelial corneal dystrophy (LECD), also known as band-shaped and whorled microcystic dystrophy of the corneal epithelium, is a rare form of corneal dystrophy first described in 1992 by Lisch et al. [1] In one study it was linked to chromosomal region Xp22.3, with as yet unknown candidate genes.
Thiel–Behnke dystrophy is a rare form of corneal dystrophy affecting the layer that supports corneal epithelium.The dystrophy was first described in 1967 [1] and initially suspected to denote the same entity as the earlier-described Reis-Bucklers dystrophy, but following a study in 1995 by Kuchle et al. the two look-alike dystrophies were deemed separate disorders.
Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy (PPMD, PPCD) [15]: PPCD, also known as Schlichting dystrophy, is an autosomal dominant disorder of the corneal endothelium and Descemet’s membrane. It is usually present in the second or third decade of life.