TY - JOUR T1 - Cataract surgery in posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 433 LP - 434 DO - 10.1136/bjo.2010.185041 VL - 95 IS - 3 AU - Giacomo Savini AU - Michele Carbonelli AU - Piero Barboni Y1 - 2011/03/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/95/3/433.2.abstract N2 - Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy (PPCD) is a dominantly inherited, commonly non-progressive condition featuring metaplasia (with epithelial features) and overgrowth of corneal endothelial cells and defects in the Descemet membrane.1 Slit-lamp biomicroscopy shows isolated or coalescent vescicles and/or band-shaped lesions.2 Patients are usually asymptomatic, although more severe cases may develop corneal oedema.2 3The outcomes of modern cataract surgery in eyes with asymptomatic PPCD have never been reported (one case of a patient who developed corneal oedema is cited, but no details are given).4 Hence, we aimed to describe two patients with PPCD who successfully underwent phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.Two men with PPCD, aged 71 and 75, had been scheduled for cataract surgery on the same day.On slit-lamp biomicroscopy, a vertical paracentral band-shaped lesion was preset in patient 1 (figure 1) and a horizontal band-shaped lesion in patient 2 (figure … ER -