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Endothelial Clouding after Contusion, Payrau-Raynaud Phenomenon

Endothelial Clouding after Contusion, Payrau-Raynaud Phenomenon
Circular contusion of the endothelium behind Descemet's membrane with stromal edema after focal trauma (coup-contrecoup). Well visible with a narrow slit beam it is difficult to document photographically. These minimal endothelial defects are closed through migration and proliferation within a few days.
Reinhard, Thomas, Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Freiburg, Germany
H18.3
Cornea -> Trauma (Injury), Toxic Keratopathies, Radiation
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