Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy

Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy
Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy
	A diffuse haziness is present in the papillary region of the cornea in association with discrete opacities. (Reproduced in Klintworth et al. with permission from Feder et al.)
Specialty	Ophthalmology

Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy (SMCD), a condition of the eye, is a rare form of corneal dystrophy. It was first described in 1993 by Feder et al.^[1] Anterior to Bowman layer, deposits of glycosaminoglycan were detected and identified as chondroitin-4-sulfate and dermatan sulfate.

References

^ Feder RS, Jay M, Yue BY, Stock EL, O'Grady RB, Roth SI (August 1993). "Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy. Clinical and pathological correlations". Arch. Ophthalmol. 111 (8): 1106–14. doi:10.1001/archopht.1993.01090080102025. PMID 8352693. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10.

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[pmid8352693-1] Feder RS, Jay M, Yue BY, Stock EL, O'Grady RB, Roth SI (August 1993). "Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy. Clinical and pathological correlations". Arch. Ophthalmol. 111 (8): 1106–14. doi:10.1001/archopht.1993.01090080102025. PMID 8352693. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10.

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v t e Types of corneal dystrophy
Epithelial and subepithelial	Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy Lisch epithelial corneal dystrophy Meesmann corneal dystrophy Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy
Bowman's layer	Reis–Bucklers corneal dystrophy Thiel-Behnke dystrophy
Stroma	Congenital stromal corneal dystrophy Fleck corneal dystrophy Granular corneal dystrophy Lattice corneal dystrophy Macular corneal dystrophy Posterior amorphous corneal dystrophy Schnyder crystalline corneal dystrophy
Descemet's membrane and endothelial	Congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy Fuchs' dystrophy Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy X-linked endothelial corneal dystrophy