Open AccessBilateral coexistence of keratoconus and macular corneal dystrophy
Author(s) -
Ghazi Al-Hamdan,
Saleh Haif Al-Mutairi,
Eiman Al-Adwani,
Abdullah AlMujaini
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
oman journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 0974-7842
pISSN - 0974-620X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-620x.53037
Subject(s) - keratoconus , medicine , ophthalmology , corneal dystrophy , dystrophy , macular dystrophy , cornea , macular degeneration , pathology
Bilateral coexistence of keratoconus and macular corneal dystrophy is a very rare clinical entity. Further elaboration on the possible genetic, histopathologic, pathophysiologic and biochemical correlation is required to study the nature of the condition.The authors hereby report a 21-year-old female who presented with the typical signs and topographic evidence of keratoconus in association with macular corneal dystrophy. Histopathologic evaluation from the excised corneal button after corneal transplant confirmed the diagnosis.To our knowledge, there is only one previous report in the literature linking the association of keratoconus and macular corneal dystrophy in the same eye bilaterally.