Long-term Results of Corneal Cross-linking for Terrien's Marginal Degeneration

Terrien's marginal degeneration is a progressive bilateral peripheral corneal disorder that primarily affects the superior cornea, causing irregular astigmatism or ectasia in most cases.1,2 The typical findings include: corneal thinning and the presence of yellowish-white small stromal opacities in the superior-nasal quadrant, neovascularization, scarring, and lipid deposits at the edges of the area of thinning. Some variant forms even show prominent inflammatory signs. Terrien's marginal degeneration appears associated with pseudo-pterygium in 20% of cases, whereas it presents with

Source: Journal of Refractive Surgery - June 11, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jos é Lamarca, MD, PhD Source Type: research