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MARGINAL DEGENERATION CORNEA [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

This is a rare bilateral symmetric degeneration characterized by marginal thinning of the upper nasal quadrants of the cornea.

CONT

Spontaneous rupture of Descemet's membrane occurred in a 76-year-old woman with a 20-year history of Terrien's marginal degeneration. This resulted in corneal hydrops characterized by a clear cystic space filled with aqueous humour that formed between the epithelium and Descemet's membrane.

CONT

Degenerations are deteriorations in previously normal tissue as a result of a chemical change or infiltration of abnormal matter... They may be found in the periphery such as in marginal furrow degeneration (Terrien's marginal degeneration), which is a progressive gutter or furrow occurring at the periphery of the cornea which may lead to perforation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision

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