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Turk J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug 27;51(4):246-249. doi: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2021.59558.

Spheroidal Degeneration in Two Siblings: Clinical and Histopathological Features.

Turkish journal of ophthalmology

Demet Yabanoğlu, Mehmet Cem Mocan, Murat İrkeç, Mehmet Orhan, Figen Söylemezoğlu, Özlem Tanas Işıkcı

Affiliations

  1. Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, Turkey
  2. Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Ankara, Turkey

PMID: 34461712 PMCID: PMC8411293 DOI: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2021.59558

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.

Keywords: Spheroidal degeneration of the cornea and conjunctiva; band-shaped amber-colored spherules; familial predisposition; in vivo confocal microscopy

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