Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy

Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy (SMCD) is a rare form of corneal dystrophy. It was first described in 1993 by Feder et al.^[1] Anterior to Bowman layer, deposits of glycosaminoglycan were detected and identified as chondroitin-4-sulfate and dermatan sulfate.

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v t e Types of corneal dystrophy
Epithelial and subepithelial	Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy Lisch epithelial corneal dystrophy Meesmann corneal dystrophy Subepithelial mucinous corneal dystrophy
Bowman's membrane	Reis–Bucklers corneal dystrophy Thiel-Behnke dystrophy
Stroma	Congenital stromal corneal dystrophy Fleck corneal dystrophy Granular corneal dystrophy Lattice corneal dystrophy Macular corneal dystrophy Posterior amorphous corneal dystrophy Schnyder crystalline corneal dystrophy
Descemet's membrane and endothelial	Congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy Fuchs' dystrophy Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy X-linked endothelial corneal dystrophy