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Corneal guttata

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Corneal guttata are droplet-like accumulations of non-banded collagen on the posterior surface of Descemet's membrane. The presence of focal thickenings of Descemet's membrane histologically named guttae. Cornea guttata can be easily diagnosed in vivo and ex vivo by means of specular microscopy as it gives dark areas where no endothelial cells are visible. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11222329 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10611102 ]

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Corneal guttata

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  • Corneal endothelial guttata
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Corneal guttata are often observed in elderly people and are known to be associated with Fuchs corneal endothelial dystrophy, and also with trauma, congenital glaucoma, and macular dystrophy.

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peter

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2012-07-27T02:06:24Z

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human_phenotype

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HP:0012038

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