{"id":5263,"date":"2017-01-20T11:43:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T11:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eyecliniclondon.com\/?p=1776"},"modified":"2025-03-28T01:37:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T01:37:57","slug":"what-is-lattice-dystrophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyecliniclondon.com\/blog\/what-is-lattice-dystrophy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is lattice dystrophy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What Is Lattice Dystrophy?<\/h1>\n

Lattice dystrophy is a disease of the stroma layer of the cornea. The stroma is the third layer of the cornea and lattice dystrophy is a build-up of abnormal protein fibres, also called amyloid deposits, through the anterior and middle stroma. This disease can arise at any time, but tends to start in children aged between two and seven.<\/p>\n

An ophthalmologist<\/a> can see the protein fibres during an eye exam. The deposits seen by the eye doctor are clear and comma shaped with branching threads and overlying dots, which looks like a lattice, hence the name lattice dystrophy. As time passes, the lattice encompasses more and more of the stroma and the fibres become cloudy and dense. As the lattice fibres progressively converge it causes the cornea to become cloudy, which can reduce vision.<\/p>\n

For some patients, the amyloid deposits can amass underneath the epithelium, this is the first outermost layer of the cornea. Unfortunately, this can cause recurrent epithelial erosions which can change the cornea\u2019s shape causing vision issues. The erosions may also expose the corneal nerves causing intense pain and discomfort, even blinking can be extremely painful. There are various treatments ophthalmologists may recommend to reduce the pain, from prescribing eye drops, gels and ointment to try and lower the rubbing on the eroded cornea, and even using an eye patch to restrain the eyelid from opening and closing. If correct care is taken, epithelial erosions normally heal within about 2-3 days but some pain may still be experienced over about 8 weeks.<\/p>\n

Patients that have had lattice dystrophy from a young age may find that by about age 35-45 they will have scarring on the underside of the epithelium, this causes corneal haze which can severely impair their vision. If this does occur, then a corneal transplantation could be required. A corneal transplantation<\/a> is a complex surgery, and even though lattice dystrophy patients have a high chance of success, the disease can return in the donor corneal tissue. If lattice dystrophy does occur in the donor cornea, and it is caught early, then it does respond well to treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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