Macular corneal dystrophy

Macular corneal dystrophy
Colloidal iron staining shows deposition of glycosaminoglycans in the cornea
SpecialtyOphthalmology 

Macular corneal dystrophy, also known as Fehr corneal dystrophy, is a rare pathological condition affecting the stroma of cornea first described by Arthur Groenouw in 1890.[1] Signs are usually noticed in the first decade of life and progress afterwards, with opacities developing in the cornea and attacks of pain. This gradual opacification leads to visual impairment often requiring keratoplasty in the later decades of life.[2]

  1. ^ Groenouw A. Knötchenförmige Hornhauttrübungen (noduli corneae). Arch Augenheilkunde. 1890;21:281–289.
  2. ^ Klintworth GK (2009). "Corneal dystrophies". Orphanet J Rare Dis. 4 7. doi:10.1186/1750-1172-4-7. PMC 2695576. PMID 19236704.
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