title: Frequency of corneal dystrophies on the basis of histopathology in surgically removed corneas.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the frequency of corneal dystrophies on the basis of histopathology in surgically-removed corneas.
  
  
  METHODS
  The descriptive study was conducted at Foundation University Medical College, Islamabad, and Al Shifa Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from May to October 2011, and comprised post-keratoplasty corneal specimen irrespective of age and gender. The surgically-removed corneas were processed according to the standard guidelines of histopathological processing. The histopathological sections were examined for various corneal dystrophies. Data was recorded on a proforma and was analysed using SPSS 17.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 63 patients in the study, 12(19%) were diagnosed as having corneal dystrophies. In these 12 patients, 6(50%)were diagnosed as stromal corneal dystrophies and 5(42%)had posterior corneal dystrophies, and 1(8%)had anterior corneal dystrophy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Histopathological examination of corneas is a reliable method to diagnose and classify corneal dystrophies.
authors.affiliation: Al-Nafees Medical College & Hospital, Islamabad.
authors.forename: Iram
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sohail
authors.affiliation: Margala Hospital, Taxila Cantt.
authors.forename: Fozia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Noreen
authors.affiliation: Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad.
authors.forename: Samia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nawaz
authors.affiliation: Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi.
authors.forename: Safina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Al-Nafees Medical College & Hospital, Islamabad.
authors.forename: Humaira
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zafar
authors.affiliation: Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi.
authors.forename: Mahwish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niaz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000473:pathology*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cornea, Corneal dystrophy, Keratoplasty, Histology.