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
Salzmann modular degeneration. Two elevated gray-white lesions contain collagen plagues with hyalization. As these legions are in periphery, they do not affect central vision. They may remain unchanged for many years or progress very slowly.