Reproduced, with permission, from Wang MX, Corneal Dystrophies and Degenerations: A Molecular Genetics Approach (Ophthalmology Monographs, 16), American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2003
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Cornea/External Disease
Meesman epithelial dystrophy. Transmission electron microscopy showing corneal keratiocytes that vary greatly in size, shape, and electron density. Two dyskeratotic cells are seen. There is relatively little acantholysis with largely intact intercellular contacts.