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  • Title: Corneal topography in asymptomatic family members of a patient with pellucid marginal degeneration.
    Author: Santo RM, Bechara SJ, Kara-José N.
    Journal: Am J Ophthalmol; 1999 Feb; 127(2):205-7. PubMed ID: 10030565.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To report corneal topographic patterns in asymptomatic family members of a patient with pellucid marginal degeneration. METHODS: Computer-assisted corneal topography was used to study the corneas of five family members of a patient with pellucid marginal degeneration. RESULTS: In all five asymptomatic family members, corneal biomicroscopy was normal. Corneal topography, however, showed various abnormalities in different members of this family, particularly a topographic pattern suggesting keratoconus in one family member and a topographic pattern suggesting pellucid marginal degeneration in another family member. CONCLUSION: This study reinforces the hypothesis that corneal ectatic disorders may represent different manifestations of a clinical spectrum.
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