J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1997 Nov;38(11):1931-1935.
Morphological Studies on Fuchs`Dystrophy
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Ewha Medical Research Center, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Light andelectron microscopic findings of Fuchs`dystrophy were examined in a corneal button obtained following a penetrating keratoplasty. In light microscopic study, an avascular connective tissue was observed between the epithelial basement membrane and Bowman`s layer. Fibroblast-like cells scattered on the denuded surface of the Descemet`s membrane were found in a flat-mounted specimen examined after alizarine red and tryphan blue staining. A slightly thickened Descemet`s membrane covered with the disorganized endothelium was observed in a electron microscopy. Swollen organelles and vacuoles in the cytoplasm were found as an internal structure of the endothelium.
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