Table 1
Patient characteristics in reported cases with a mid peripheral corneal ring opacity
| Reported cases | Patient age at time of diagnosis, and sex | Uni- or bilateral | Diameter (and width) of rings (mm) | Distribution opacities | Appearance opacities | Progression opacities at diagnosis | Ocular pathology | Ocular history |
Medical history |
Blood picture and lipoprotein spectrum |
Family examination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Ascher1 | 39 M | bilateral | 7–8 (1/3) | anterior stroma |
grey-white, non-granular | stable for 10 years |
iritis | recurrent iritis | unremarkable | normal | two sons normal |
| Bron2 | |||||||||||
| 2 Case 1 | 59 M | bilateral | 10 | posterior wedge stroma |
white | NR | unilateral, marginal, infiltrate | unremarkable | NR | normal | relatives not available |
| 3 Case 2 | 66 F | bilateral | 8 | posterior wedge stroma |
white, granular |
NR | unilateral, marginal, infiltrate | NR | angina and coronary thrombosis | NR | NR |
| 4 Rieger3 | 65 M | unilateral | 7–8 | anterior 2/3 stroma |
grey-white, yellow |
NR | none | unremarkable | unremarkable | elevated serum cholesterol | NR |
| Bopp/Laqua4,5 | |||||||||||
| 5 Case 1 | 80 F | bilateral | 7–8 | anterior 1/2 stroma |
grey, granular | stable for 9 years |
cataract | NR | NR | normal | relatives normal |
| 6 Case 2 | 65 M | bilateral | 4–5 (1/3) | anterior 2/3 stroma |
grey-white | stable for 6 years |
cataract | cataract | NR | normal | siblings normal |
| 7 Present study | 25 M | bilateral | 8 (1/3) | anterior 1/2 stroma |
white, granular | stable for 2 years |
none | unilateral ocular trauma |
unremarkable | normal | relatives normal |
