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'''Cornea verticillata''', also called '''Fleischer vortex''',<ref>{{cite web|title=Definition: 'Cornea Verticillata'|url=http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=20455|publisher=MediLexicon|accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> '''Vortex keratopathy''' or '''Whorl keratopathy''', is a condition characterised by [[corneal deposits]] at the level of the [[basal epithelium]] forming a faint golden-brown whorl pattern. It is seen in [[Fabry disease]] or in case of prolonged [[amiodarone]] intake.<ref name="pmid7116220">{{cite journal|last=Chew|first=E|author2=Ghosh, M |author3=McCulloch, C |title=Amiodarone-induced cornea verticillata.|journal=Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie|date=June 1982|volume=17|issue=3|pages=96–9|pmid=7116220}}</ref> | '''Cornea verticillata''', also called '''Fleischer vortex''',<ref>{{cite web|title=Definition: 'Cornea Verticillata'|url=http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=20455|publisher=MediLexicon|accessdate=29 November 2013}}</ref> '''Vortex keratopathy''' or '''Whorl keratopathy''', is a condition characterised by [[corneal deposits]] at the level of the [[basal epithelium]] forming a faint golden-brown whorl pattern. It is seen in [[Fabry disease]] or in case of prolonged [[amiodarone]] intake.<ref name="pmid7116220">{{cite journal|last=Chew|first=E|author2=Ghosh, M |author3=McCulloch, C |title=Amiodarone-induced cornea verticillata.|journal=Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie|date=June 1982|volume=17|issue=3|pages=96–9|pmid=7116220}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 05:22, 18 May 2015
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
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Cornea verticillata, also called Fleischer vortex,[1] Vortex keratopathy or Whorl keratopathy, is a condition characterised by corneal deposits at the level of the basal epithelium forming a faint golden-brown whorl pattern. It is seen in Fabry disease or in case of prolonged amiodarone intake.[2]
Presentation
No ocular complaints or visual difficulty is usually present.[2][3]
Pathophysiology
This keratopathy is probably a type of drug-induced lipidosis.[2]
References
- ↑ "Definition: 'Cornea Verticillata'". MediLexicon. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chew, E; Ghosh, M; McCulloch, C (June 1982). "Amiodarone-induced cornea verticillata". Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie. 17 (3): 96–9. PMID 7116220.
- ↑ Graff, Jordan M. (February 21, 2005). "Verticillata". University of Iowa Health Care, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Retrieved 29 November 2013.