In vivo laser confocal microscopy findings in patients with map-dot-fingerprint (epithelial basement membrane) dystrophy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to investigate pathological changes of the corneal cell layer in patients with map-dot-fingerprint (epithelial basement membrane) dystrophy by in vivo laser corneal confocal microscopy.

Methods

Two patients were evaluated using a cornea-specific in vivo laser scanning confocal microscope (Heidelberg Retina Tomograph 2 Rostock Cornea Module, HRT 2-RCM). The affected corneal areas of both patients were examined. Image analysis was performed to identify corneal epithelial and stromal deposits correlated with this dystrophy.

Results

Variously shaped (linear, multilaminar, curvilinear, ring-shape, geographic) highly reflective materials were observed in the "map" area, mainly in the basal epithelial cell layer. In "fingerprint" lesi

SUBMITTER: Kobayashi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3413338 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature