A case of Excimer Laser PRK in Schnyder's Dystrophy.
- Author:
Geun Hae CHOI
1
;
Young Teck CHUNG
;
Min AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine Chonbuk National University.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Excimer laser;
PRK;
Schnyder's dystrophy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Bowman Membrane;
Corneal Opacity;
Corneal Stroma;
Crystallins;
Female;
Humans;
Keratoplasty, Penetrating;
Lasers, Excimer*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2001;42(11):1632-1635
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Schnyder's dystrophy with severe corneal opacity need lamellar or penetrating keratoplasty. But recently, excimer laser is used to decrease the corneal opacity. So we performed excimer laser PRK in myopic SCD patient. METHODS: A 34-year-old female whose chief complaint was visual hazeness had multiple needle-shape crystalline deposit and disc-shaped opacity in Bowman's membrane and superficial corneal stroma in her both eyes. We diagnosed as Schnyder's dystrophy and performed PRK on her right eye. RESULTS: After PRK, visual improvement was achieved. We report this case with literature review as we believe that our case is the first report in our country.
