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Corneal Degenerations

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Corneal degenerations are not hereditary corneal disorders secondary to local or general diseases or related to age. A late onset with deposition of material, tissue thinning, and vascularization characterize them. The main age-related forms are bilateral and are represented by arcus senilis, limbal girdle, endothelial guttae, and crocodile shagreen. Degenerations with tissue thinning comprise Terrien’s marginal degeneration and corneal dellen. The group characterized by material deposition is composed by Salzmann nodular degeneration, band keratopathy, lipid keratopathy, spheroidal keratopathy, drug-induced keratopathy, and pigment deposition forms. Some of them might induce severe visual impairment while the others are rather innocuous. The correct diagnosis and follow up are mandatory for the appropriate therapy and visual function restoration and maintenance.

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  1. Ophthalmology Unit, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Section, University Hospital of Messina, Messina, Italy

    Anna M. Roszkowska MD, PhD.

  2. Ophthalmology Clinic, Railway Hospital, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

    Edward Wylegala

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    Mark A. Babizhayev

  2. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Truhlsen Eye Institute, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    David Wan-Cheng Li

  3. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

    Anne Kasus-Jacobi

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pristina, Faculty of Medicine, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia

    Lepša Žorić

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    Jorge L. AliĂł

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Roszkowska, A.M., Wylegala, E. (2015). Corneal Degenerations. In: Babizhayev, M., Li, DC., Kasus-Jacobi, A., Žorić, L., Alió, J. (eds) Studies on the Cornea and Lens. Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1935-2_2

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