Abstract
Bilateral coexistence of keratoconus and macular corneal dystrophy is a very rare clinical entity. Further elaboration on the possible genetic, histopathologic, pathophysiologic and biochemical correlation is required to study the nature of the condition.The authors hereby report a 21-year-old female who presented with the typical signs and topographic evidence of keratoconus in association with macular corneal dystrophy. Histopathologic evaluation from the excised corneal button after corneal transplant confirmed the diagnosis.To our knowledge, there is only one previous report in the literature linking the association of keratoconus and macular corneal dystrophy in the same eye bilaterally.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/0974-620x.53037
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2(2), 79-81
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Al-Hamdan, G., Al-Mutairi, S., Al-Adwani, E., & Al-Mujaini, A. (2009). Bilateral coexistence of keratoconus and macular corneal dystrophy. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2(2), 79-81. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.53037
MLA 9
Al-Hamdan, Ghazi, et al. "Bilateral coexistence of keratoconus and macular corneal dystrophy." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 2, no. 2, 2009, pp. 79-81. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.53037.
Chicago (author–date)
Al-Hamdan, Ghazi, Sultan Al-Mutairi, Eiman Al-Adwani, and Abdullah Al-Mujaini. 2009. "Bilateral coexistence of keratoconus and macular corneal dystrophy." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 2 (2): 79-81. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.53037.
Harvard
Al-Hamdan, G., Al-Mutairi, S., Al-Adwani, E. and Al-Mujaini, A. (2009) 'Bilateral coexistence of keratoconus and macular corneal dystrophy', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2(2), pp. 79-81. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.53037.
Vancouver
Al-Hamdan G, Al-Mutairi S, Al-Adwani E, Al-Mujaini A. Bilateral coexistence of keratoconus and macular corneal dystrophy. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2009;2(2):79-81. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.53037
IEEE
G. Al-Hamdan, S. Al-Mutairi, E. Al-Adwani, and A. Al-Mujaini, "Bilateral coexistence of keratoconus and macular corneal dystrophy," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 79-81, 2009, doi: 10.4103/0974-620x.53037.