Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy

Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy
A diffuse haziness is present in the papillary region of the cornea in association with discrete opacities. (Reproduced in Klintworth et al. with permission from Feder et al.)
Classification and external resources
OMIM	612867

Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy (SMCD) is a rare form of corneal dystrophy. It was first described in 1993 by Feder et al.^[1] Anterior to Bowman layer, deposits of glycosaminoglycan were detected and identified as chondroitin-4-sulfate and dermatan sulfate.

References

↑ Feder RS, Jay M, Yue BY, Stock EL, O'Grady RB, Roth SI (August 1993). "Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy. Clinical and pathological correlations". Arch. Ophthalmol. 111 (8): 1106–14. PMID 8352693.

Types of corneal dystrophy (H18.5, 371.5)

Epithelial and subepithelial	Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy Lisch epithelial corneal dystrophy Meesmann corneal dystrophy Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy

Bowman's membrane	Reis–Bucklers corneal dystrophy Thiel-Behnke dystrophy

Stroma	Congenital stromal corneal dystrophy Fleck corneal dystrophy Granular corneal dystrophy Lattice corneal dystrophy Macular corneal dystrophy Posterior amorphous corneal dystrophy Schnyder crystalline corneal dystrophy

Descemet's membrane and endothelial	Congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy Fuchs' dystrophy Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy X-linked endothelial corneal dystrophy

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