Corneal dystrophy (medical condition): A group of various disorders affecting the eye's cornea.
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Corneal Dystrophies:
»Introduction: Corneal Dystrophies
»Symptoms of Corneal Dystrophies
Corneal dystrophy: [MIM*217600] central corneal opacification, usually bilateral, symmetric, involving predominantly epithelial, stromal, or endothelial layers, often in a typical pattern; autosomal recessive inheritance.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Corneal dystrophy:
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Corneal dystrophy as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Corneal dystrophy: Another name for Corneal Dystrophies (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Corneal Dystrophies
»Symptoms of Corneal Dystrophies
Corneal dystrophy: Corneal dystrophy is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Some of the symptoms of Corneal dystrophy incude:
Read more about symptoms of Corneal dystrophy (Corneal Dystrophies)
A corneal dystrophy is a condition in which one or more parts of the cornea lose their normal clarity due to a buildup of cloudy material. There are over 20 corneal dystrophies that affect all parts of the cornea. (Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)
A corneal dystrophy is a condition in which one or more parts of the cornea lose their normal clarity due to a buildup of cloudy material. There are over 20 corneal dystrophies that affect all parts of the cornea. (Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)
These medical disease topics may be related to Corneal dystrophy:
Source: CRISP
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