Abstract
Objective To report the clinical, histopathologic, and electron microscopic features of band-shaped and whorled microcystic corneal epithelial dystrophy. Design Two interventional case reports. Participants Two patients, two eyes. Intervention The involved area of corneal epithelium was scraped from each cornea. Results Histopathologic examination showed microscopic vacuoles in the epithelial cytoplasm in both cases. Electron microscopic examination revealed mainly empty cytoplasmic vacuoles with scant nonspecific osmophilic material. The process recurred clinically in one patient. Changes in corneal topography are documented in one patient. Conclusion Clinical findings and pathologic studies seem nearly identical to those in the original report. No pattern of systemic disorder or medication use was found. The cause of this condition remains unknown.
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