8 - Cornea2 Flashcards
List names for EBMD
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ABMD
Cogan’s microcystic dystophy
Corneal dystrophies
- anterior
- stromal
- endo
A: EBMD, Reis-Buckler, Meesman
S: macular, granular, lattice, schnyder
E: Fuch’s, PPMD
EBMD
- who
- pathophys
Most common ant corneal dyst
AD, slightly more common in females
EXCESSIVE BASEMENT MEMBRANE production -> maturing epi cells become trapped beneath basement membr
EBMD
-signs/symp
Signs: negative staining - best seen with retro
Symp: typically asymptomatic + not progressive; vision loss, pain, or photophobia from central corneal changes or RCEs
Meesman’s dystrophy
- who
- signs/symp
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)
Reis-Buckler dystrophy
- who
- pathophys
Rare, AD, early in life
Abnormal development + replacement of BOWMANS LAYER with collagen
Reis-Buckler dystrophy
-signs/symp
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
Macular dystrophy
- who
- signs/symp
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
Granular dystrophy
- who
- signs/symp
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
Avellino dystrophy
aka granular-lattice dystophy
Rare variant of granular dystrophy
Granular + lattice-like deposits in central stroma
Lattice dystrophy
- who
- signs/symp
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
TGFB1 gene
Granular, Lattice, and Avellino dystrophies result as a mutation of it
Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1(aka BIGH3) gene
Schnyder’s dystrophy
- who
- pathophys
- signs/symp
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
Fuchs endothelial dystrophy
- who
- pathophys
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
Dystrophies with too much (2)
EBMD = too much basement membrane
Fuchs = too much descemets