Unilateral superior pellucid marginal degeneration in a case with ichthyosis

Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2011 Feb;34(1):45-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2010.09.001. Epub 2010 Nov 16.

Abstract

A 47-year-old man with ichthyosis vulgaris presented to our hospital complaining of reduced visual acuity and ocular discomfort in the left eye. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed a thinning about 2mm from the superior limbus and superficial punctate corneal lesions in the left eyes. Corneal topography was 'butterfly-like' in an area of increased elevation in the left eye. Although ichthyosis vulgaris and unilateral superior pellucid marginal degeneration are both uncommon conditions, this is first report about these two conditions in studied together.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Astigmatism / complications*
  • Astigmatism / diagnosis*
  • Corneal Diseases / complications*
  • Corneal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Ichthyosis / complications*
  • Ichthyosis / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged