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:

eye, cornea

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: see causes of Corneal Dystrophies

How is it treated?

Treatments for Corneal Dystrophies: see treatments for Corneal Dystrophies

Society issues for Corneal Dystrophies

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)