Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy

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Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy
Classification and external resources
File:Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy 1.JPEG A diffuse haziness is present in the papillary region of the cornea in association with discrete opacities. (Reproduced in Klintworth et al. with permission from Feder et al.)
OMIM	612867

Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy (SMCD) is a rare form of human corneal dystrophy. It was first described in 1993 by Feder et al.^[1] Anterior to Bowman layer, deposits of glycosaminoglycan were detected and identified as chondroitin-4-sulfate and dermatan sulfate.

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Epithelial and Subepithelial

Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (OMIM 121820), called a corneal dystrophy but in reality this condition is not inherited in the majority of cases, representing a non-specific reaction to a variety of corneal insults. · Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy · Meesmann juvenile epithelial corneal dystrophy (MECD, Stocker-Holt dystrophy, OMIM 122100) · Lisch epithelial dystrophy · Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy

Reis-Bucklers corneal dystrophy (CDB1) aka. Granular corneal dystrophy type III · Thiel-Behnke dystrophy (CDB2)