title: Unilateral corneal endothelial dystrophy and anterior keratoconus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a case of keratoconus and Fuchs' corneal endothelial dystrophy in the left eye with no corneal disease in the right eye.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 64-year-old woman presented with visual impairment in her left eye; computer-assisted topographic analysis and specular microscopy were performed in both eyes and left cornea was histopathologically examined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Keratoconus was diagnosed by slit-lamp examination, keratometry, and computer-assisted topographic analysis. Corneal endothelial dystrophy was diagnosed on the basis of clinical examination and specular microscopy. Histopathologic examination revealed a stromal degeneration typical of keratoconus and a non-guttae form of endothelial dystrophy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is a rare case of unilateral corneal endothelial dystrophy and keratoconus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Neurosurgery, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martone
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tommasi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Traversi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balestrazzi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berni
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nuti
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Tosi
mesh_terms: D019781:Corneal Topography; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005260:Female; D005642:Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology