EyeRounds Online Atlas of Ophthalmology

Contributor:
William Charles Caccamise Sr,MD, Retired Clinical Asst Prof of Ophthal. U.of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Category: Cornea
Diagnosis: pronounced striate keratitis following intracapsular cataract surgery

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Dorland's Medical Dictionary: "striate keratopathy, corneal stromal edema causing a network of lines, which is a common, temporary occurrence after cataract surgery. Cf. striate keratitis." In some literature the term alphabet keratitis is used synonymously with striate keratitis.In a German language counterpart of the English language Duke-Elder, i.e. Der Augenarzt von Velhagen, Vol.III
1960, pages 334 - 336, there is a to-the-point discussion of " so-called keratitis striata " under the section title: " Changes in Descemet's membrane". Fortunately, the folds in Descemet's membrane usually clear completely. ( The corneal scar at the limbus at 9 o'clock was present prior to surgery. )

 

 

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