Clinical Features in Children with Posterior Polymorphous Corneal Dystrophy. 2017

Ye Jin Ahn, and Soon Il Choi, and Hae Ri Yum, and Sun Young Shin, and Shin Hae Park
*MD †MD, PhD Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea (YJA, SIC, SYS, SHP); and Department of Ophthalmology, Konyang University Myunggok Medical Research Institute, Konyang University Hospital, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea (HRY).

To describe clinical features in children diagnosed with posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy (PPCD) in their first or second decade of life. A retrospective study was performed with the medical records of seven unrelated Korean pediatric patients who were diagnosed with PPCD and were followed up for a minimum of 3 years. Thorough ocular examinations were performed, including best-corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure, refractive and keratometric measurements, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, and specular microscopy at all visits. Slit-lamp examinations revealed vesicular lesions in one patient and horizontally parallel band-like endothelial lesions in six patients. Unilateral corneal involvement was displayed in 4 patients, yielding 10 eyes with deep corneal features characteristic of PPCD. Other corneal, iris, or fundus pathologic findings were not detected in all cases. Among four children who were examined in their visual development (approximately under 8 years of age), two cases demonstrated unilateral amblyopia at initial examination and exhibited improved visual acuity after refractive correction and occlusion therapy. Astigmatism more than 1.5D, which is generally considered amblyogenic, was found in 8 among 10 PPCD-affected eyes. A final visual acuity of more than 20/32 was achieved with appropriate refractive correction in all PPCD-affected eyes. There was a negative correlation between the corneal astigmatism and the mean endothelial cell density (ECD) (r = -0.655, P = .011). Initial specular microscopic examinations revealed reduced ECD (1733.0 ± 543.9 cells/mm) composed of enlarged cells (average cell area, 624.8 ± 182.1 μm/cell) in PPCD-affected eyes, compared with those in PPCD-unaffected eyes from our study subjects (P < .001 and P = .005, respectively). A statistically significant percent loss in ECD from initial to 3 years was noted in the PPCD-affected eyes (P = .03). The awareness and treatment of refractive error are important, especially in children with early-onset PPCD during the reversible period of amblyopia. Long-term monitoring of corneal endothelium is required in pediatric patients with early-onset PPCD based on a significant endothelial loss over 3 years in PPCD-affected eyes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007429 Intraocular Pressure The pressure of the fluids in the eye. Ocular Tension,Intraocular Pressures,Ocular Tensions,Pressure, Intraocular,Pressures, Intraocular,Tension, Ocular,Tensions, Ocular
D008297 Male Males
D002452 Cell Count The number of CELLS of a specific kind, usually measured per unit volume or area of sample. Cell Density,Cell Number,Cell Counts,Cell Densities,Cell Numbers,Count, Cell,Counts, Cell,Densities, Cell,Density, Cell,Number, Cell,Numbers, Cell
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003317 Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary Bilateral hereditary disorders of the cornea, usually autosomal dominant, which may be present at birth but more frequently develop during adolescence and progress slowly throughout life. Central macular dystrophy is transmitted as an autosomal recessive defect. Corneal Dystrophies,Granular Dystrophy, Corneal,Groenouw's Dystrophies,Macular Dystrophy, Corneal,Stromal Dystrophies, Corneal,Corneal Dystrophy,Corneal Dystrophy, Hereditary,Corneal Granular Dystrophies,Corneal Granular Dystrophy,Corneal Macular Dystrophies,Corneal Macular Dystrophy,Corneal Stromal Dystrophies,Corneal Stromal Dystrophy,Dystrophy, Corneal,Dystrophy, Corneal Granular,Dystrophy, Corneal Macular,Dystrophy, Corneal Stromal,Dystrophy, Hereditary Corneal,Groenouw Dystrophies,Groenouws Dystrophies,Hereditary Corneal Dystrophies,Hereditary Corneal Dystrophy,Stromal Dystrophy, Corneal
D004728 Endothelium, Corneal Single layer of large flattened cells covering the surface of the cornea. Anterior Chamber Epithelium,Corneal Endothelium,Endothelium, Anterior Chamber,Epithelium, Anterior Chamber,Anterior Chamber Endothelium
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

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