Presumed autoimmune corneal endotheliopathy.
I reviewed 20 previously published cases of presumed autoimmune corneal endotheliopathy. The disease appeared clinically with stromal edema and a slowly migrating line of keratic precipitates. All patients had acute stromal edema and keratic precipitates, and decreased visual acuity. Anterior chamber cells were noted in 11 patients. Inflammatory processes, such as pars planitis and iritis, and intraocular lens implantation were present in 13 patients.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002924:Ciliary Body; D003315:Cornea / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D003319:Corneal Stroma; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D011183:Postoperative Complications
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones