Gelatinous drop-like dystrophy. A form of primary corneal amyloidosis
F. L. Weber and J. Babel
A keratoplasty was performed on the right eye of a 12-year-old boy affected
by gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy. This rare form of primary
corneal amyloidosis has been more often reported in Japanese than in
occidental literature. In the case presented here, the occasional fusiform
deposits of amyloid observed in the stroma suggest a relationship between
gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy and lattice dystrophy. A new
classification of the different types of primary corneal amyloidosis is
proposed.
