Abstract:
Objective: To assess the frequency of corneal dystrophies on the basis of histopathology in surgically-removed
corneas.
Methods: The descriptive study was conducted at Foundation University Medical College, Islamabad, and Al Shifa
Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from May to October 2011, and comprised post-keratoplasty corneal specimen
irrespective of age and gender. The surgically-removed corneas were processed according to the standard
guidelines of histopathological processing. The histopathological sections were examined for various corneal
dystrophies. Data was recorded on a proforma and was analysed using SPSS 17.
Results: Of the 63 patients in the study, 12(19%) were diagnosed as having corneal dystrophies. In these 12 patients,
6(50%)were diagnosed as stromal corneal dystrophies and 5(42%)had posterior corneal dystrophies, and 1(8%)had
anterior corneal dystrophy.
Conclusion: Histopathological examination of corneas is a reliable method to diagnose and classify corneal
dystrophies.
