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World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2022; 10(35): 13081-13087
Published online Dec 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i35.13081
Published online Dec 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i35.13081
Hammered silver appearance of the corneal endothelium in Fuchs uveitis syndrome: A case report
Yan-Yan Cheng, Cong-Ying Wang, Yan-Fang Zheng, Ming-Yu Ren, Department of Glaucoma, Hebei Eye Hospital, Xingtai 054000, Hebei Province, China
Yan-Yan Cheng, Cong-Ying Wang, Yan-Fang Zheng, Ming-Yu Ren, Department of Glaucoma, Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Xingtai 054000, Hebei Province, China
Yan-Yan Cheng, Cong-Ying Wang, Yan-Fang Zheng, Ming-Yu Ren, Department of Glaucoma, Hebei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Xingtai 054000, Hebei Province, China
Author contributions: Cheng YY and Ren MY conceptualized and designed the study and drafted the initial manuscript; Wang CY and Zheng YF collected the data and carried out the initial analyses; Cheng YY and Ren MY reviewed and revised the manuscript; and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Ming-Yu Ren, MMed, Chief Physician, Department of Glaucoma, Hebei Eye Hospital, No. 399 Quanbeidong, Xingtai 054000, Hebei Province, China.
Received: September 24, 2022
Peer-review started: September 24, 2022
First decision: October 24, 2022
Revised: October 26, 2022
Accepted: November 14, 2022
Article in press: November 14, 2022
Published online: December 16, 2022
Processing time: 80 Days and 17.9 Hours
Peer-review started: September 24, 2022
First decision: October 24, 2022
Revised: October 26, 2022
Accepted: November 14, 2022
Article in press: November 14, 2022
Published online: December 16, 2022
Processing time: 80 Days and 17.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: A 49-year-old man was diagnosed with Fuchs uveitis syndrome (FUS) and a complicated cataract based on typical clinical manifestations. Slit-lamp examination, specular microscopy, in vivo confocal microscopy revealed a hammered silver appearance of the corneal endothelium in the affected eye, a wide-band dark area, as well as irregular corneal endothelial protuberances and dark bodies of various sizes. Subsequently, the patient underwent phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation. Hammered silver appearance of the corneal endothelium in FUS, which is considered a more serious manifestation of endothelial damage, is rare and may be caused by many irregular protrusions in the corneal endothelium.