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ArticleMedicine2019

A CARE-compliant article: optical coherence tomography for epithelial basement membrane dystrophy: A case report.

Yi-Chun Kuo, Yuan-Chieh Lee

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Article in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yi-Chun KuoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital.
Yuan-Chieh LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital.
Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleThe etiology of anterior corneal opacities and the effect of debridement cannot be determined by biomicroscopy. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) helps identify the character and depth of these lesions. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 45-year-old female complained of progressive blurred vision for a long time. Slit lamp biomicroscopy showed irregular, faint scar-like opacity of anterior cornea in her both eyes. Pentacam Scheimpflug camera tomography showed irregular astigmatism of anterior corneal surface. Anterior segment spectral-domain OCT revealed thickened, hyper-reflective linings, and scattered lesions, mainly in the epithelial layer. DIAGNOSES: Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (EBMD).

interventionEpithelial debridement and bandage lenses. OUTCOMES: The cornea became clear and the vision improved soon after debridement. The pathology showed thickened aberrant basement membrane extending into mid-epithelial layer, with microcyst-like lesions also noted. LESSONS: OCT defines the depth of lesions and helps diagnosis and management of EBMD.

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Basement MembraneCogan SyndromeCorneaDebridementFemaleHumansMiddle AgedSlit Lamp MicroscopyTomography, Optical Coherence

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PMID30921226
PMCPMC6455995
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