Feb 22, 2010 · With continued cycles of epithelial breakdown and aborted efforts at the development of a stable epithelial basement membrane adhesion complex, morphological …

Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy) Category (ies): Cornea Contributor: Lorraine M. Provencher, MD Photographer: Brice Critser, CRA This patient had …

The epithelial cells themselves contain "peculiar substance" - an electron-dense accumulation of granular and filamentary material. There is frequently a thickened basement membrane with …

Aug 17, 2009 · LATTICE CORNEAL DYSTROPHY Lattice corneal dystrophy (LCD) is the most common of the corneal epithelial-stromal dystrophies. It is typically an autosomal dominant, …

Superficial keratectomy (SK) is the removal of the corneal epithelium down to the level of Bowman membrane. In this case, it was performed to remove an area of central reduplicated epithelial …

Meesmann epithelial corneal dystrophy (aka, juvenile hereditary epithelial dystrophy) is an autosomal dominant condition with a mutation in the gene keratin K3 (KRT3) at locus 12q13. …

Jan 22, 2024 · Introduction Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD) is a corneal dystrophy affecting primarily the deepest layer of the cornea, known as the corneal endothelium. It is the …

Dec 31, 2012 · OS: Normal Cornea: (Figure 1) OD: Four small dendritic epithelial defects in the visual axis; no evidence of basement membrane dystrophy; clear and compact stroma without …

Oct 30, 2015 · Differential Diagnoses Thygeson's superficial punctate keratitis Herpes simplex virus keratitis Viral keratoconjunctivitis Acanthamoeba keratitis Epithelial-basement membrane …

Feb 14, 2018 · ABMD - anterior basement membrane dystrophy More commonly known as epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (EBMD) or map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy, anterior …