title: Crystalline subtype of pre-descemetic corneal dystrophy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report corneal findings in a familial case of the crystalline subtype of pre-Descemetic corneal dystrophy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 19-year-old girl and her 44-year-old mother were found to have asymptomatic, bilateral, punctiform and multi-colored crystalline opacities across the whole posterior layer of the corneas. Endothelial specular microscopy revealed the presence of white round flecks located at different levels anterior to the endothelium. No systemic abnormalities or medications could be related to account for these findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To the best of our knowledge, this is the third familial report of this rare corneal disorder. Differential diagnosis may include Schnyder corneal dystrophy, cystinosis, Bietti´s dystrophy and monoclonal gammopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dolz-Marco
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gallego-Pinazo
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: María Dolores
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Pinazo-Durán
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Díaz-Llopis
keywords: Crystalline Corneal Deposition Specular Microscopy; Crystalline Subtype Pre-Descemetic Corneal Dystrophy