Cataract Surgery in Fuch’s Corneal Dystrophy

Fuch’s endothelial corneal dystrophy is a progressive disorder of the endothelium wherein a gradual decline of functional endothelial cells over the years, manifesting with visual disturbance in late adulthood. The visual loss in these patients can be either due to cataract or due to corneal dystrop...

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Main Authors: Shikha Gupta, Varun Gogia, Ritika Sachdev, Rajesh Sinha, Namrata Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-07-01
Series:Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/0972-0200.377287
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description Fuch’s endothelial corneal dystrophy is a progressive disorder of the endothelium wherein a gradual decline of functional endothelial cells over the years, manifesting with visual disturbance in late adulthood. The visual loss in these patients can be either due to cataract or due to corneal dystrophy itself. Determining which patient requires cataract surgery is imperative for an ophthalmologist to visually rehabilitate the patient. However cataract surgery could potentially decompensate an already diseased cornea with borderline endothelial cell reserve. This review will help the surgeons in proper evaluation and practice during surgery to provide the patient with maximal visual gain.
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spelling doaj-art-2b480757d8e34028a99de73d7da1d1e92025-08-20T01:47:34ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology0972-02002454-27842010-07-01211434510.4103/0972-0200.377287Cataract Surgery in Fuch’s Corneal DystrophyShikha GuptaVarun GogiaRitika SachdevRajesh SinhaNamrata SharmaFuch’s endothelial corneal dystrophy is a progressive disorder of the endothelium wherein a gradual decline of functional endothelial cells over the years, manifesting with visual disturbance in late adulthood. The visual loss in these patients can be either due to cataract or due to corneal dystrophy itself. Determining which patient requires cataract surgery is imperative for an ophthalmologist to visually rehabilitate the patient. However cataract surgery could potentially decompensate an already diseased cornea with borderline endothelial cell reserve. This review will help the surgeons in proper evaluation and practice during surgery to provide the patient with maximal visual gain.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/0972-0200.377287
spellingShingle Shikha Gupta
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Cataract Surgery in Fuch’s Corneal Dystrophy
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title Cataract Surgery in Fuch’s Corneal Dystrophy
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