Prevalence Statistics for Types of Cornea disorders
Prevalence Statistics for Types of Cornea disorders
The information below shows a list of types of Cornea disorders,
with information as to the prevalence of each of these types.
Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.
| Disease | Prevalence Estimate | US people estimate | Statistic Used for Calculation |
| Cornea disorders (overall) |
approx 1 in 24 or 4.04% or 11 million people in USA |
10,999,999 |
11,000,000 people experience corneal disorders such as herpes or dry eye in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
|
| Corneal ulcer |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Corneal flash burns |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Corneal abrasion |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Corneal Dystrophies |
approx 1 in 64,761 or 0.00% or 4,200 people in USA |
4,200 |
4,200 people have reduced vision because of corneal dystrophies in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
|
| Fuchs' Dystrophy |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| keratoconus |
approx 1 in 2,000 or 0.05% or 136,000 people in USA |
136,000 |
1-in-2000 Americans
|
| lattice dystrophy |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Astigmatism |
approx 1 in 6 or 16.54% or 45 million people in USA |
44,999,998 |
45 million Americans (dubious estimate based on "two thirds of people with myopia also have astigmatism")
|
| Eye foreign body |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Hyphema |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Keratitis |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Ocular Herpes |
approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA |
400,000 |
400,000 Americans have had some form
|
| Pterygium |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Stevens-Johnson Syndrome |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Trachoma |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
Prevalence Statistics for Cornea disorders
Prevalance of Cornea disorders:
11,000,000 people experience corneal disorders such as herpes or dry eye in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
Prevalance Rate:
approx 1 in 24 or 4.04% or 11 million people in USA [
about data]
Prevelance statistics about Cornea disorders:
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Cornea disorders:
- 7,000,000 people have excessively irregular refractive errors in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
- 4,200 people have reduced vision because of corneal dystrophies in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
Types of Cornea disorders
For more information about types of Cornea disorders,
refer to our section on types of Cornea disorders.
About prevalence:
The medical term 'prevalence' of Cornea disorders usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Cornea disorders at any given time,
whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Cornea disorders is called the 'incidence'.
For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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