TITLE:
Thiel-Behnke Corneal Dystrophy in a Young Man in Denmark—A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Sara Bøgelund Rasmussen, Anders Peter Søndergaard
KEYWORDS:
Thiel-Behnke Corneal Dystrophy, Thiel-Behnke, Corneal Dystrophy, Honeycomb Dystrophy, Cornea
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Ophthalmology,
Vol.14 No.3,
August
1,
2024
ABSTRACT: Background: This case report presents a case of bilateral Thiel-Behnke corneal dystrophy in Denmark. Thiel-Behnke is an autosomal dominant inherited epithelial-stromal TGFBI dystrophy causing visual impairment. Methods and Results: This case study presents a 24-year-old Lithuanian man, with no previous ocular history, who had experienced slowly progressive visual impairment since his childhood. He was examined at the Department of Ophthalmology at Vejle Hospital and Aarhus University Hospital, where he was diagnosed with bilateral Thiel-Behnke corneal dystrophy. Histology confirmed the diagnosis. A lamellar corneal transplantation was performed in the right eye; however, due to epithelial growth under the corneal graft, it was later decided to redo the operation. Following the operations, the patient experienced a visual improvement in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) from 0.1 (20/25 Snellen equivalent) to 0.3 (20/40 Snellen equivalent) in his right eye. Conclusions: This case of Thiel-Behnke corneal dystrophy is to our knowledge the first reported case in Denmark.