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Krukenberg's spindle

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ICD-9-CM
  
364.53

DiseasesDB
  
31301

OMIM
  
600510

Krukenberg's spindle

Krukenberg's spindle is the name given to the pattern formed on the inner surface of the cornea by pigmented iris cells which are deposited as a result of the currents of the aqueous humor. The sign was described in 1899 by Friedrich Ernst Krukenberg (1871-1946), who was a German pathologist specialising in Ophthalmology.

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Iritis

  • Painful red eye with photophobia associated with inflammation

    • Vortex keratopathy

  • Corneal deposits also known as Cornea verticillata, caused by chronic amiodarone use for cardiac arrhythmias.

    • Corneal guttata

  • Non-transparent collagen deposits appearing following loss of corneal endothelial cells

    • References

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