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Characteristics of corneal dystrophies: a review from clinical, histological and genetic perspectives
oleh: Ze-Nan Lin, Jie Chen, Hong-Ping Cui
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2016-06-01 |
Deskripsi
Corneal dystrophy is a common type of hereditary corneal diseases. It includes many types, which have varied pathology, histology and clinical manifestations. Recently, the examination techniques of ophthalmology and gene sequencing advance greatly, which do benefit to our understanding of these diseases. However, many aspects remain still unknown. And due to the poor knowledge of these diseases, the results of the treatments are not satisfoctory. The purpose of this review was to summarize the clinical, histological and genetic characteristics of different types of corneal dystrophies.