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The presence of fine epithelial deposits in a whorled pattern (cornea verticillata) as a consequence of treatment with amiodarone is well documented. We present a case of amiodarone keratopathy in a grafted cornea which is atypical in that the orientation of the pattern is rotated through nearly 90° to that normally observed. This observation runs counter to the hypothesis that cornea verticillata is a manifestation of the line of lid closure. We speculate on the mechanism directing the migrational pathways of epithelial cells.
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Rogers, N., Bowen, D. & Noble, B. Development of atypical amiodarone keratopathy in a corneal graft. Eye 7, 594–596 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1993.129
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