
A new topographic “quad signs” for diagnosis and grading of pellucid marginal degeneration.

All content is posted anonymously by employees working at Pellucid Networks. This is the Pellucid Networks company profile. “Four main topographic signs including inferior flattening island, apple-shaped pattern, superior flattest area and against the rules astigmatisms can be considered as diagnostic signs for PMD,” the researchers wrote in their ARVO abstract. Glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it's like to work at Pellucid Networks, including salaries, reviews, office photos, and more. Definition of pellucid in the dictionary. Against-the-rule irregular astigmatism (flat meridians at 45-135 degrees).Īdditionally, the investigators noticed that measuring the extent of the inferior flattening island could be helpful for staging PMD and could be considered a characteristic sign of early PMD.īased on these parameters, investigators were able to differentiate 36 cases of PMD from keratoconus.Superior flattest area, defined as the presence of the flattest area at the superior quadrant.An apple-shaped pattern formed by mean power area as a yellow strip. To avoid ocular morbidity and permanent visual loss associated with this condition, it must be promptly diagnosed and treated.Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Pellucid Networks is right for you. You can provide your experience with this business after login. An inferior flattening island, defined as the flattening area surrounded by steep areas inferior to the horizontal axis. Glassdoor has 9 Pellucid Networks reviews submitted anonymously by Pellucid Networks employees.The condition is most commonly found in males and usually appears between the 2nd and 5th decades of life affecting all ethnicities.


Pellucid marginal corneal degeneration (PMD) is a rare ectatic disorder which typically affects the inferior peripheral cornea in a crescentic fashion. Researchers found four fundamental parameters could be considered as diagnostic signs to characterize all stages of PMD, including subclinical disease: Pellucid corneal marginal degeneration: A review.
