map-dot dystrophy

Bilateral, symmetric intraepithelial, grayish cystic corneal opacities, which are thought to be aggregates of basement membrane material that wax and wane. The opacities have no pathologic significance, but impart a foreign-body sensation

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map-dot dystrophy

Ophthalmology Bilateral, symmetric intraepithelial, grayish cystic corneal opacities, thought to be aggregates of basement membrane material which wax and wane; the opacities have no pathologic significance, but impart a foreign-body sensation

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