Climatic droplet keratopathy in the argentine patagonia

Urrets Zavalía, Julio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2267-2783, Knoll, Erna, Maccio, J. Pablo, Urrets Zavalía, Enrique Alberto, Saad, José A. and Serra, Horacio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4979-8642 (2006) Climatic droplet keratopathy in the argentine patagonia. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 141 (4). pp. 744-746. ISSN 0002-9394

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Resumen

PURPOSE: To present the findings of climatic droplet keratopathy (CDK) that affects people of a rural area of the Argentine Patagonia. DESIGN: Observational case series. METHODS: Five hundred seventy-seven individuals who live in settlements and villages in an inland area of the northwest Patagonia region in Argentina received a complete eye examination. RESULTS: The mean age was 36.02 years (r = 1.5 months to 89 years); 55.63% of the patients were female. The mean age of the 7.62% of the patients who had typical CDK was 65.31 years (r = 42 to 89 years); 86.36% of the patients were male. Of 66 eyes in 35 patients with CDK, 35 eyes had peripheral haziness (grade 1); 23 eyes had a band-shaped haziness (grade 2), and 8 eyes had the aggregate of yellow subepithelial droplets (grade 3). Pinguecula, pterygium, cataract, and pseudoexfoliation were frequent findings among patients with CDK. CONCLUSION: CDK is not infrequent among male adults in this area of the Argentine Patagonia and may be severely handicapping.

Tipo de documento:	Artículo
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2005.10.044
Palabras clave:	Cornea. Corneal Diseases.
Temas:	R Medicina > RE Oftalmología
Unidad académica:	Universidad Católica de Córdoba > Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
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URI:	http://pa.bibdigital.ucc.edu.ar/id/eprint/4004

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