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Types of Corneal Dystrophies

Corneal Dystrophies: Types list

The list of types of Corneal Dystrophies mentioned in various sources includes:

Types discussion:

Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI (Excerpt)

There are over 20 corneal dystrophies that affect all parts of the cornea. These diseases share many traits:

  1. They are usually inherited.
  2. They affect the right and left eyes equally.
  3. They are not caused by outside factors, such as injury or diet.
  4. Most progress gradually.
  5. Most usually begin in one of the five corneal layers and may later spread to nearby layers.
  6. Most do not affect other parts of the body, nor are they related to diseases affecting other parts of the eye or body.
  7. Most can occur in otherwise totally healthy people, male or female.
(Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)

Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI (Excerpt)

Some of the most common corneal dystrophies include Fuchs' dystrophy, keratoconus, lattice dystrophy, and map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy. (Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)

Corneal Dystrophies: Related Disease Topics

More general medical disease topics related to Corneal Dystrophies include:

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