Table 1.
Presence of prominent rough endoplasmic reticulum in the corneal endothelium of Fuchs dystrophy and control corneas assessed by transmission electron microscopy
| Controls | prominent RERa +/- | Diagnosis |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | granular dystrophy |
| 2 | - | lattice dystrophy |
| 3 | + | macular dystrophy |
| 4 | +/- | lattice dystrophy |
| 5 | - | macular dystrophy |
| 6 | - | lattice dystrophy |
| 7 | - | macular dystrophy |
| 8 | +/- | granular dystrophy |
| 9 | - | granular dystrophy |
| Fuchs Dystrophy | prominent RER +/- | Diagnosis |
| 1 | + | Fuchs dystrophy |
| 2 | + | Fuchs dystrophy |
| 3 | + | Fuchs dystrophy |
| 4 | + | Fuchs dystrophy |
| 5 | + | Fuchs dystrophy |
| 6 | + | Fuchs dystrophy |
| 7 | + | Fuchs dystrophy |
| 8 | + | Fuchs dystrophy |
| 9 | + | Fuchs dystrophy |
| 10 | + | Fuchs dystrophy |
a
rough endoplasmic reticulum