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Case Reports
. 2011 Nov;108(11):1050-3.
doi: 10.1007/s00347-011-2438-2.

[Bilateral disc-like corneal opacity before cataract extraction]

[Article in German]
J M Rohrbach  1 , G Willmann, W Lisch
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Case Reports

[Bilateral disc-like corneal opacity before cataract extraction]

[Article in German]
J M Rohrbach et al. Ophthalmologe. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

An 81-year-old patient presented for cataract extraction of the right eye. In addition a bilateral disc-like corneal opacity was present which was classified as central cloudy corneal dystrophy of François. This rare and clinically unproblematic condition will be discussed.

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