Is the lattice dystrophy of the cornea due to developmental anomalies of neural crest cells during embryogenesis (neurocristopathies)?

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With the present paper authors try to give an embryological approach in understanding etiopathogenesis of lattice corneal dystrophy (LCD). The case of a 41-years-old man affected by isolated LCD has been examined at the Ophtalmologic Clinic of the University of Catania, Italy. Sore cornea has been excised during cornea transplantation, and it has been examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Results...

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