title: The clinical landmarks of corneal dystrophies.
abstract: The International Committee for Classification of Corneal Dystrophies, briefly IC3D, was founded to develop a new, internationally accepted classification of corneal dystrophies (CDs) based on modern clinical, histological and genetical knowledge. Being members of the IC3D, the authors of this chapter present a clinical landmark survey of the different CDs. The ophthalmologist is the first to examine and to diagnose a new patient with a probable CD using a slit lamp. The presented landmarks are supposed to be a bridge for the ophthalmologists to precisely define the corneal opacities of a presumed CD. This bridge makes it easier for them to study the IC3D publication and to get more information including adequate differential diagnosis.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lisch
authors.forename: Berthold
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Seitz
mesh_terms: D003315:Cornea / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta