An insight into corneal button histopathology in dystrophies following keratoplasty: A prospective study
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One among the corneal diseases causing significant visual impairment and blindness is corneal dystrophies, which is a heterogeneous subset of hereditary corneal disorders that are generally bilateral, non-inflammatory and often result in corneal opacities, requiring corneal transplantation [1]. To add to this group and also which is closely related to dystrophy are the degenerative conditions of the cornea that may be acquired or idiopathic [2].
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