title: Inherited recurrent corneal erosion.
abstract: The causes of inherited recurrent corneal erosion may be classified into two major groups: (1) Those associated with primary epithelial dystrophies, including the Franceschetti type, a newly described epithelial rosette dystrophy, basement membrane disorder, and Meesmann's dystrophy, (2) Those associated with the anterior limiting membrane, stromal, and endothelial dystrophies. There is also a third group, including epidermolysis bullosa, in which recurrent erosion attacks are part of a wider systemic disorder. Attention is drawn to the age at onset, presentation, morphological features, and progression of each disorder.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence