title: In vivo confocal microscopy of an apparent deep stroma corneal dystrophy: a case report.
abstract: A 41-year-old white woman was referred to our Department to rule out the presence of a Fuch's corneal dystrophy. On slit-lamp biomicroscopy, small bilateral punctuate opacities appearing mostly in the posterior stroma were observed, suggesting a differential diagnosis of pre-Descemet's dystrophy as opposed to Cornea Farinata.Confocal microscopy in the central cornea of both eyes revealed the normal appearance of superficial and basal epithelial layers. However throughout the full thickness of the cornea fine highly refractive granules, localized both in the keratocytes cytoplasm and in the stroma matrix were noted. In both eyes abnormal polymegatism and pleomorphism was observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Second University of Naples Via Pansini 5, Naples 80100 Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lanza
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borrelli
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Benusiglio
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rosa