León BD, Guerra AM, Álvares YS, Ariocha CAA, Perez PZ, Cárdenas DT

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Von Salzmann nodular degeneration constitutes a clinical pathological condition in which flat and opaque, white-grayish or bluish nodules appear in the anterior layers of the cornea. The effect is usually bilateral and the nodules tend to spread in a ring form upon the corneal peripheral media. It can be related or not with previous inflammatory process and its treatment can be symptomatic or surgical if the papillary area and the patient's vision are compromised. Here is the case of a 57 years-old male Caucasian patient, who went to the doctor´s and complained of reddened eyes (mainly the right eye), itching and tearing for more than six months. In addition to this, he observed a whitish area in both eyes. The eye screening showed overelevated whitish lesions of hyaline aspect in the lower third of the right eye cornea and in the left eye towards the nasal region. It was concluded that this is a case of Von Salzmann nodular degeneration.

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