EyeRounds Online Atlas of Ophthalmology

Contributor:
Andrew Doan, MD, PhD, University of Iowa

Category: Cornea
Diagnosis: posterior polymorphous dystrophy (PPMD)

Image Comments:

1) band-like, raised lesions on corneal endothelium.
2) retro-illumination shows PPMD lesions on corneal endothelium.
3) confocal microscopy shows epithelial-like, abnormal endothelial cells. Normal endothelial cells are hexagonal and flat.

 

 

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