title: Concurrent macular corneal dystrophy and keratoconus.
abstract: A 21-year-old female presented with progressive bilateral visual loss for the past 8 years. The patient had no history of systemic disease, surgery or medications. Complete ophthalmologic examination and topography were performed. On ophthalmic examination, uncorrected visual acuity was counting fingers at 2.5 m (20/50 with pinhole) in the right and left eyes. Both corneas appeared hazy on gross examination. On slit-lamp biomicroscopy, focal grayish-white opacities with indistinct borders were noted in the superficial and deep corneal stroma of both eyes. Both corneas were thin and bulging. Corneal topography showed a pattern consistent with keratoconus. The patient underwent penetrating keratoplasty (PKP). Histopathologic studies after PKP confirmed the diagnosis of macular corneal dystrophy and keratoconus in the same eye. The patient was clinically diagnosed as a case of concurrent macular dystrophy and keratoconus, which is a very rare presentation.
authors.affiliation: Imam Hussein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohammad-Rabei
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shojaei
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aslani
mesh_terms: D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D019781:Corneal Topography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D033401:Microscopy, Acoustic; D014792:Visual Acuity; D055815:Young Adult