Spheroidal Degeneration in Two Siblings: Clinical and Histopathological Features

YABANOĞLU D., MOCAN M. C., Irkec M., Orhan M., Soylemezoglu F., Isikci O. T.

TURK OFTALMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.51, no.4, pp.246-249, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2021.59558
  • Journal Name: TURK OFTALMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.246-249
  • Keywords: Spheroidal degeneration of the cornea and conjunctiva, band-shaped amber-colored spherules, familial predisposition, in vivo confocal microscopy, FAMILIAL BAND, CORNEA, CONJUNCTIVA, KERATOPATHY
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Spheroidal corneal degeneration is predominantly seen in advanced age and hereditary predisposition to this disorder is very rare. This report describes the occurrence of bilateral band-shaped spheroidal corneal degeneration in two siblings.