In vivo confocal microscopic and histological findings of unknown bullous keratopathy probably associated with pseudoexfoliation syndrome.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Bullous keratopathy (BK), a severe sight-threatening disorder can have a variety of etiologies such as prophylactic laser iridotomy, intraocular surgery, trauma, and other ocular disorders. However, there are cases of unknown origins, among which a unique clinical entity namely pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) is having increased importance. CASE PRESENTATION:In this case note, we report the clinical features and in vivo confocal microscopic and pathological findings of two BK cases of unknown cause. CONCLUSIONS:Our findings suggest that the BK was caused by the corneal endotheliopathy of PEX, a common disease that could affect up to 30% of people over 60 years old and is more prevalent than we have believed.

journal_name

BMC Ophthalmol

journal_title

BMC ophthalmology

authors

Zheng X,Inoue Y,Shiraishi A,Hara Y,Goto T,Ohashi Y

doi

10.1186/1471-2415-12-17

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-06-22 00:00:00

pages

17

issn

1471-2415

pii

1471-2415-12-17

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12

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