Postoperative recurrence of Reis-Bücklers' corneal dystrophy.
A 68-year-old white man with a documented family history of Reis-Bücklers' corneal dystrophy had a penetrating keratoplasty of the right eye in 1962. In 1977, vision decreased and foreign body sensation returned. Examination indicated a Reis-Bücklers' dystrophy that had appeared in the graft 15 years after the transplant.
D000368:Aged; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence