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Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (EBMD) is the most common corneal dystrophy, with an estimated prevalence of 5 %. However, it is often undiagnosed because it has nonspecific symptoms [1]. The pathogenesis of EBMD involves primary synthesis of an abnormal epithelial basement membrane with intraepithelial extensions. The absence of anchoring fibrils in patients with EBMD leads to a poorly adherent epithelium and increased risk for recurrent corneal erosion (RCE). It also increases risk of a perforated flap during cutting and of diffuse lamellar keratitis (DLK) [2].
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Alió, J.L., Rampone, A., Abbouda, A. (2015). Dry Eye Syndrome: Recurrent Epithelial Erosion After LASIK. In: Alió, J., Azar, D., Abbouda, A., Aswad, A. (eds) Difficult and Complicated Cases in Refractive Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55238-0_45
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