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Treatment of granular dystrophy with soft contact lenses
Sigrid Roters1, Maria Severin, Walter Konen
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. Sigrid.Roters@uni-koeln.de
Purpose:
To prevent recurrence of granular dystrophy by treatment with soft contact lenses.
Methods:
After penetrating keratoplasty, a soft contact lens was fitted in a 61-year-old woman patient with granular corneal dystrophy. The lens was worn continuously for 53 months.
Results:
No recurrence was observed. However, the other eye, which was operated on first and not treated with a contact lens, showed severe recurrence of the underlying disease, with granular deposits in the stroma.
Conclusions:
Fitting of a soft contact lens should be considered in this disease after penetrating keratoplasty.
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