Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy

Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy
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Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy (SMCD) is a rare form of corneal dystrophy. It was first described in 1993 by Feder et al.<ref name="pmid8352693">,

 Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy. Clinical and pathological correlations, 
 Arch. Ophthalmol., 
 
 Vol. 111(Issue: 8),
 pp. 1106–14,
 DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1993.01090080102025,
 PMID: 8352693,
 
 
 Full text,</ref> Anterior to Bowman layer, deposits of glycosaminoglycan were detected and identified as chondroitin-4-sulfate and dermatan sulfate.

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Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy

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