A case of Excimer Laser PRK in Schnyder's Dystrophy.

Choi, Geun Hae; Chung, Young Teck; Ahn, Min

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2001;42(11):1632-1635.
Published online November 1, 2001.

A case of Excimer Laser PRK in Schnyder's Dystrophy.

Geun Hae Choi, Young Teck Chung, Min Ahn

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine Chonbuk National University.

Excimer laser PRK 로 치료한 Schnyder`s dystrophy 1 예

최근혜(Geun Hae Choi),정영택(Young Teck Chung),안민(Min Ahn)

Abstract

PURPOSE
Schnyder's dystrophy with severe corneal opacity need lamellar or penetrating keratoplasty. But recently, excimer laser is used to decrease the corneal opacity. So we performed excimer laser PRK in myopic SCD patient. METHODS: A 34-year-old female whose chief complaint was visual hazeness had multiple needle-shape crystalline deposit and disc-shaped opacity in Bowman's membrane and superficial corneal stroma in her both eyes. We diagnosed as Schnyder's dystrophy and performed PRK on her right eye. RESULTS: After PRK, visual improvement was achieved. We report this case with literature review as we believe that our case is the first report in our country.

Key Words: Excimer laser;PRK;Schnyder's dystrophy