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What is Corneal Dystrophies?
What is Corneal Dystrophies?
- Corneal Dystrophies: A group of various disorders affecting the eye's cornea.
Name of Corneal Dystrophies
Main name of condition: Corneal Dystrophies
Types of Corneal Dystrophies:
Subtypes of Corneal Dystrophies:
Fuchs' Dystrophy, Keratoconus, Lattice dystrophy, Map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy.
Parent types of Corneal Dystrophies:
Eye conditions, Cornea disorders
Organs Affected by Corneal Dystrophies:
How many people get Corneal Dystrophies?
Prevalance of Corneal Dystrophies: 4,200 people have reduced vision because of corneal dystrophies in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)
Prevalance Rate of Corneal Dystrophies: approx 1 in 64,761 or 0.00% or 4,200 people in USA [about data]
What causes Corneal Dystrophies?
Causes of Corneal Dystrophies:
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causes of Corneal Dystrophies
How is it treated?
Treatments for Corneal Dystrophies:
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Hospitalization statistics for Corneal Dystrophies:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Corneal Dystrophies:
- 0.003% (398) of hospital consultant episodes were for corneal scars and opacities in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 100% of hospital consultant episodes for corneal scars and opacities required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 46% of hospital consultant episodes for corneal scars and opacities were for in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 54% of hospital consultant episodes for corneal scars and opacities were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 9% of hospital consultant episodes for corneal scars and opacities required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for corneal scars and opacities in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for corneal scars and opacities in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 58 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for corneal scars and opacities in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 31% of hospital consultant episodes for corneal scars and opacities occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 34% of hospital consultant episodes for corneal scars and opacities occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 53% of hospital consultant episodes for corneal scars and opacities were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.001% (362) of hospital bed days were for corneal scars and opacities in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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