Primary calcareous degeneration of the cornea

Primary calcareous degeneration is a rare corneal disease. In the past 50 years, only four cases have been described. We present the case of a 26-year-old male patient with progressive calcium deposition in both eyes with negative laboratory parameters. For the first time, anterior segment optic coh...

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Autores principales: Bordin, Gustavo Longhi, Dornelles, Fabio, Martins, Juliana Amaral, Magalhaes, Otavio Azevedo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Brief Communications
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5678306/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29044078
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_858_16
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Sumario:Primary calcareous degeneration is a rare corneal disease. In the past 50 years, only four cases have been described. We present the case of a 26-year-old male patient with progressive calcium deposition in both eyes with negative laboratory parameters. For the first time, anterior segment optic coherence tomography was used to investigate and establish the proper treatment.

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