Labrador Keratopathy in Australia

McGuinness, R.; Fc, Hollows; Tibbs, J; Campbell, DE

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1972.tb47545.x

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“…Labrador keratopathy was also a frequent finding, and is seen commonly in older Aborigines. It is thought to be the end result of chronic exposure to bright sunlight and an arid environment (McGuiness et al, 1972). It will be interesting to see if the similar extremely high incidence of PXF will be found in other Aboriginal groups as the survey progresses, or whether it reflects a condition confined to the Pitjantatjara.…”

Section: Psoudoexfoliation Of the Lens In Australian Aboriginesmentioning

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Pseudoexfoliation of the lens in Australian Aborigines.

Taylor¹,

Hollows²,

Morán³

1977

British Journal of Ophthalmology

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SUMMARY The first cases of pseudoexfoliation of the lens to be found in Australian Aborigines are reported. The prevalence rate in the communities in central Australia is 1-3 % and for those 61 years and older is 16-3 %. Within the limits of our assessment glaucoma was an associated finding in 8*1 % of these cases. A high incidence of old trachoma, previous trauma, and Labrador keratopathy was also noted in these people.

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Section: Psoudoexfoliation Of the Lens In Australian Aboriginesmentioning

confidence: 93%

Pseudoexfoliation of the lens in Australian Aborigines.

Taylor¹,

Hollows²,

Morán³

1977

British Journal of Ophthalmology

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“…; Klintworth ), Australia (McGuinness et al. ; Taylor ), Baffin Island (Freedman ), Northern Canada (Forsius & Eriksson ; Wyatt ), Guinea (English ), North Cameroon (Anderson & Fuglsang ), Seychelles Islands (Pilley ), Finnish archipelago (Forsius ), Punjab India (Singh & Singh ), Greenland (Norn ), Chad (Resnikoff ), Titicaca region in Peru (Forsius & Losno ), Ruanda (Forsius et al. ) and more recently in Argentina (Urrets‐Zavalia et al.…”

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Climatic droplet keratopathy: an old disease in new clothes

Serra

Holopainen

Beuerman

et al. 2015

Acta Ophthalmologica

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ABSTRACT.Climatic droplet keratopathy (CDK) is an acquired and potentially handicapping cornea degenerative disease that is highly prevalent in certain rural communities around the world. It predominantly affects males over their forties. It has many other names such as Bietti's band-shaped nodular dystrophy, Labrador keratopathy, spheroidal degeneration, chronic actinic keratopathy, oil droplet degeneration, elastoid degeneration and keratinoid corneal degeneration. CDK is characterized by the haziness and opalescence of the cornea's most anterior layers which go through three stages with increasing severity. Globular deposits of different sizes may be histopathologically observed under the corneal epithelium by means of light and electron microscopy. The coalescence and increased volume of these spherules may cause the disruption of Bowman's membrane and the elevation and thinning of the corneal epithelium. The exact aetiology and pathogenesis of CDK are unknown, but they are possibly multifactorial. The only treatment in CDK advanced cases is a corneal transplantation, which in different impoverished regions of the world is not an available option. Many years ago, the clinical and histological aspects of this disease were described in several articles. This review highlights new scientific evidence of the expanding knowledge on CDK's pathogenesis which will open the prospect for new therapeutic interventions.

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Studies on the Tear Film in Climatic Droplet Keratopathy and Pterygium

Taylor¹

1980

Archives of Ophthalmology

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Labrador Keratopathy in Australia

Cited by 10 publications

References 2 publications

Pseudoexfoliation of the lens in Australian Aborigines.

Pseudoexfoliation of the lens in Australian Aborigines.

Climatic droplet keratopathy: an old disease in new clothes

Studies on the Tear Film in Climatic Droplet Keratopathy and Pterygium

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