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PRIMARY CALCAREOUS CORNEAL DYSTROPHY
Author(s) -
HENRIKSEN EVA
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1982.tb06736.x
Subject(s) - corneal dystrophy , dystrophy , lesion , medicine , calcareous , ophthalmology , corneal opacity , cornea , dermatology , pathology , biology , botany
A case is presented of very rare primary calcareous corneal dystrophy of the Axenfeld type with spontaneous onset. To begin with the lesion was circumscript, later developing into a subepithelial annular sclerosis in both corneas by a process of peeling. There were no underlying opthalmological diseases, no general complaints, and no laboratory basis for disturbance in calcium metabolism.