J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
2000 Jun;41(6):1441-1444.
A Case of Spontaneous Regression of Schnyder's Crystalline Corneal Dystrophy
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Schnyder's crystalline corneal dystrophy is a hereditary disease of unknown etiology and characterized by bilateral subepithelial corneal opacity with diffuse crystalline deposits of cholesterol or other lipid. The authors experienced a case of Schnyder's crystalline corneal dystrophy whose corneal opacity of left eye regressed gradually without treatment. This 40-year-old man had undergone keratoplasty on the right eye and adiagnosis of Schnyder's crystalline corneal dystrophy was made histopatho-logically. In this report, the authors describe a case of regression of Schnyder's crystalline corneal dystrophy without treatment.
