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CAPT. EDWARD W. KWEDAR, MC

Arch Ophthalmol. 1961;65(1):127-129.

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Hereditary nonprogressive deep corneal dystrophy is a relatively rare disease involving only Descemet's membrane and the endothelium of the cornea. It is not progressive with age. The disease appears to be on a hereditary basis and is more severe in the succeeding generations.

Three related cases of this disease were first reported in the American literature by Theodore¹ in 1939. In 1953, McGee and Falls² published a review of the literature and 3 of their own case reports. The most recent report in the American literature was in 1958 by Snell and Irwin³ who reported a kindred of 7 cases.

Report of Two Cases

The patient, a 19-year-old, white enlisted man in the U.S. Army, was referred to the ophthalmology service of Walter Reed General Hospital because of the inability to correct the visual acuity of either of his eyes to better than 20/40. The patient had . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
USA, Washington, D.C.

Ophthalmology Service, Walter Reed General Hospital, WRAMC.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Sept. 6, 1960.

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