[Posterior crystalline corneal dystrophy]

A mother and daughter are described who have symmetrically arranged crystalline opacities in the area anterior to Descemet's membrane. These appear in the slit-lamp as symmetrically arranged, multicolored scintillating dots in the central part of the cornea. The daughter has, in addition, crystalline vitreal opacities. Microscopic examination of the endothelium revealed irregularly situated white spots in a circumscribed area anterior to the endothelium. None of the eyes showed any signs of inflammation. Metabolic tests yielded no signs of systematic metabolic disease.