Histology of microcornea complicated by bullous keratopathy.
OBJECTIVE
To report a child with a microcornea complicated by bullous keratopathy and to present the results of a developmental and histological investigation of a microcornea.


METHODS
Clinical and histopathological examination.


RESULTS
Histopathological examination of the microcornea showed that the microcornea of our case lacked the non-banded zone of Descemet's layer and formed collagenous layer and secondary Descemet's membrane.


CONCLUSIONS
This case demonstrates that histological finding of microcornea is not necessarily normal.
Inoue
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Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
Inoue
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Ishii
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Shimomura
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Tano
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D002648:Child; D003315:Cornea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male