Staining Characteristics of Granular Deposits of Granular Dystrophy in Six Cases.
- Author:
Joon Hong SON
1
;
Hungwon TCHAH
;
Yong J KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Granular dystrophy;
Penetrating keratoplasty;
Corneal pathology
- MeSH:
Congo Red;
Epithelium, Corneal;
Follow-Up Studies;
Keratoplasty, Penetrating;
Reticulin
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1992;33(10):1004-1009
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Penetrating keratoplasty was performed in six eyes of granular corneal dystrophy. Vision was improved from worse than 0.05 to better than 0.4. Mean follow-up period is 14 months (12-18 months). Corneal deposits were stained for H and E. Masson trichrome, Wilder's reticulin and Luxol fast blue but not for PAS, Congo red and Oil red a stain. Electron micorscopic examination showed that polymorphic, electron dense rod-shaped bodies were present in the Bowman's layer and between stromal lamellae and in the interceliular space of corneal epithelium. And, for the first time we found a area looked like a transformation from normal stroma to the granular deposit.
