Schnyder's crystalline-like corneal dystrophy: a case report].

Schnyder's crystalline corneal dystrophy is a rare bilateral hereditary disease with various clinical features. It typically presents as a central disc-like opacification with or without crystalline deposits. We report the case of a particular crystalline-free and ring-like pattern dystrophy resembling Schnyder's corneal dystrophy in an 82-year-old woman. In addition, we describe the aspects of this dystrophy with in vivo confocal microscopy using the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II-Rostock Cornea Module and with anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT-Visante((R))). These techniques can be useful in the diagnosis or the therapeutic process, showing crystalline structures that are not clinically distinguishable or validating the histological localization of the corneal disease. Copyright 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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E Brasnu, B Dupas, T Hoang-Xuan, C Baudouin, D Gatinel. Schnyder's crystalline-like corneal dystrophy: a case report]. Journal français d'ophtalmologie. 2010 Apr;33(4):264.e1-5

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