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8 - Cornea2 Flashcards

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List names for EBMD

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ABMD
Cogan’s microcystic dystophy

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Corneal dystrophies

  • anterior
  • stromal
  • endo
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A: EBMD, Reis-Buckler, Meesman

S: macular, granular, lattice, schnyder

E: Fuch’s, PPMD

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EBMD

  • who
  • pathophys
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Most common ant corneal dyst
AD, slightly more common in females

EXCESSIVE BASEMENT MEMBRANE production -> maturing epi cells become trapped beneath basement membr

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EBMD

-signs/symp

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Signs: negative staining - best seen with retro

Symp: typically asymptomatic + not progressive; vision loss, pain, or photophobia from central corneal changes or RCEs

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Meesman’s dystrophy

  • who
  • signs/symp
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Rare, AD, 1st year of life

Signs: extensive (hundreds), bilateral, clear INTRAEPITHELIAL cysts - diffusely spread across entire cornea (esp intrapalpebral)

Symp: often asymptomatic
-may occur from ruptured cysts or RCEs (both unlikely before mid-age)

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Reis-Buckler dystrophy

  • who
  • pathophys
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Rare, AD, early in life

Abnormal development + replacement of BOWMANS LAYER with collagen

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Reis-Buckler dystrophy

-signs/symp

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Signs: bilateral, symmetric, SUB-EPITHELIAL GRAY reticular opacities, most concentrated in central cornea, opacities get worse with age

Symp: PAINFUL episodes from RCEs, fewer episodes with age

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Macular dystrophy

  • who
  • signs/symp
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Rare, AR***
LEAST COMMON, MOST SEVERE stromal dystrophy
-affects VA much earlier

Signs: diffuse, superficial, central stromal haze between 3-9yo
-progression: diffuse stromal opacification, thinning, MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE DEPOSITS (gray-white opacities with irreg borders, present in all layers)

Symp: progressive vision loss - severe by age 20-30, episodes of irritation + photophobia secondary to RCEs

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Granular dystrophy

  • who
  • signs/symp
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AD, 1st decade, no vision loss until mid-age

HYALINE DEPOSITS (small snowflake granules in central stroma)
-eventually spread toward epi + deep stroma, becoming confluent -> decr vision
RCEs are rare

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Avellino dystrophy

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aka granular-lattice dystophy
Rare variant of granular dystrophy
Granular + lattice-like deposits in central stroma

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Lattice dystrophy

  • who
  • signs/symp
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AD

AMYLOID DEPOSITS: anterior stromal haze with branching, refractile, lattice-like lines
Decr VA in 3rd decade from significant corneal scarring/haze
RCEs are common

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TGFB1 gene

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Granular, Lattice, and Avellino dystrophies result as a mutation of it

Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1(aka BIGH3) gene

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Schnyder’s dystrophy

  • who
  • pathophys
  • signs/symp
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Very rare AD dystrophy

Strong assoc with HYPERLIPIDEMIA, XANTHELASMA, corneal arcus

FINE YELLOW-WHITE RING OF STROMAL CRYSTALS with CENTRAL STROMAL HAZE
Typically asymptomatic + non-progressive

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Fuchs endothelial dystrophy

  • who
  • pathophys
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AD, females, 60yo (postmenopausal)
30% have positive family hx

DESCEMET’S posterior lamina is produced in EXCESS -> guttata (clumps) of basement membrane with associated DECR IN ENDO CELL DENSITY
-Fuchs is an absolute contraindication for cataract surgery

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Dystrophies with too much (2)

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EBMD = too much basement membrane

Fuchs = too much descemets

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Fuchs endothelial dystrophy

-signs/symp

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Signs: often apparent early (30-40’s), DECR ENDO CELL DENSITY assoc with pleomorphism (change in shape) + polymegathism (change in size)
-guttata have “beaten metal” app + thick pachymetry findings
-primary concern: STROMAL EDEMA due to pumps no longer maintaining proper osmotic balance (endo cells <500 cells/mm^2) -> spills over into epi = PAINFUL BULLAE and scarring
—problems with endo -> stroma -> epi

Symp: asymptomatic until later (50-60’s), progression to blurred hazy vision that’s WORSE IN THE MORNING with pain and glare

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Endothelial cell counts

  • birth/children
  • age 80
  • when we’re concerned/problems occur
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3,000 cells/mm^2

1,000-2,000

<500
(“minimum 400-700 required to prevent corneal edema”)

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Posterior polymorphous dystrophy

  • who
  • signs/symp
A

AD, occurs 2nd-3rd decade, although may manifest as a cloudy cornea at birth (rare)

Signs: bilateral, asymmetric findings at level of descemet’s + endo

  • subtle patches of “STUCK ON” VESICLES (hallmark), band lesions (TRAIN TRACK LESIONS), and diffuse opacities
  • severe cases: corneal edema and bullae -> painful vision loss

Symp: slowly or non-progressive, most ASYMPTOMATIC; decr vision secondary to edema is most common symptom

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Posterior polymorphous dystrophy

-pathophys

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Metaplasia of endo cells => epithelial-like endothelim

-potential to spread over iris + angle -> seconday angle-closure glauc (15%) from PAS

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Megalocornea

  • who
  • what
  • associated issues + conditions
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Rare, X-LINKED, males

Bilateral, horiz diameter 13+mm
Likely HIGHLY MYOPIC with steep corneas, good vision with correction

Stretching of ocular tissue -> lens subluxation, angle abnorm
Marfan’s, Ehlers-Danlos, Osteogenesis Imperfecta

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Microcornea

  • who
  • what
A

Very rare AD or AR, uni or bilateral

Horiz diam <10mm
Usually HYPEROPIC, at risk for angle-closure glaucoma due to shallow anterior chamber

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Cornea plana

  • who
  • pathophys
  • signs
A

Rare, AD or AR

Corneal curvature = scleral curvature
ASSOCIATIONS: sclerocornea*, microcornea
*80% of sclerocornea cases are assoc with cornea plana; results from bilateral scleralizaton (opacification + vascularization) of cornea

Bilateral flat corneas <38D, often as low as 20-30D
Hyperopia, shallow anterior chamber, incr risk angle closure glaucoma (same as microcornea)

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Aniridia

  • who
  • ocular manifestations
A

Rare, bilateral, AD

Corneal lesions (opacity, microcornea, pannus)
Lenticular changes (ct, subluxation)
Posterior seg abnorm (glaucoma 75%, foveal/disc hypoplasia, choroidal coloboma)
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Haab’s striae

  • who
  • what
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CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA

Horizontal cracks in descemet’s from incr IOP
vs vertical cracks from forceps birth

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Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome

-characteristics

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Continuum of disorders
Anterior seg developmental abnormalities that affect the AC angle
~50% develop glaucoma

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Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome

-signs/symp

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Posterior embryotoxin: anteriorly displaced Schwalbe’s
-up to 15% of normal eyes, no incr risk for glauc

Axenfeld anomaly: PE + angle abnorm (prominent iris processes)
-incr glauc risk

Reiger anomaly: AA + iris stromal abnorm (corectopia, hypoplasia -> holes in iris tissue (polycoria))

Reiger syndrome: RA + systemic abnorm (mental retardation, dental/craniofacial/genitourinary/skeletal abnorm)

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Peter’s anomaly

A 
Rare
Born with central white corneal opacities (leukoma) with iris adhesions
80% bilateral
50-70% develop glauc
May develop corneal edema, cataracts

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