| Autor: |
Iram, Sohail, Fozia, Noreen, Samia, Nawaz, Safina, Ahmed, Humaira, Zafar, Mahwish, Niaz |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 65(10) |
| ISSN: |
0030-9982 |
| Popis: |
To assess the frequency of corneal dystrophies on the basis of histopathology in surgically-removed corneas.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.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.Histopathological examination of corneas is a reliable method to diagnose and classify corneal dystrophies. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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