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Corneal Dystrophies

Corneal Dystrophies: Introduction

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 ... more about Corneal Dystrophies.

Corneal Dystrophies: A group of various disorders affecting the eye's cornea. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Corneal Dystrophies is available below.

Symptoms of Corneal Dystrophies

• Visual impairment
• Eye pain
• Episodic eye pain
• more symptoms...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Corneal Dystrophies?

• Misdiagnosis of Corneal Dystrophies
• Hidden causes of Corneal Dystrophies (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Corneal Dystrophies: Related Patient Stories

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Corneal Dystrophies: Deaths

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Types of Corneal Dystrophies

• Fuchs' Dystrophy
• Keratoconus
• Lattice dystrophy
• Map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy.
• more types...»

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Causes of Corneal Dystrophies

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• Corneal Dystrophies as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Corneal Dystrophies

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Corneal Dystrophies:

• Posterior polymorphous dystrophy
• Posterior endothelial dystrophy
• Hereditary deep dystrophy
• PPCD
• more related diseases...»

Corneal Dystrophies: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Corneal Dystrophies

Medical research articles related to Corneal Dystrophies include:

• Keratopathy, Band (Treatment)
• Dystrophy, Map-dot-fingerprint (Diagnosis)
• Recurrent Corneal Erosion Syndrome
• Corneal Erosion, Recurrent (Treatment)
• Dystrophy, Map-dot-fingerprint (Treatment)
• Corneal Microcysts
• more research...»

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Research about Corneal Dystrophies

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Statistics for Corneal Dystrophies

• Medical statistics for Corneal Dystrophies
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Corneal Dystrophies
• Death and Mortality statistics for Corneal Dystrophies
• Society statistics for Corneal Dystrophies

Corneal Dystrophies: Broader Related Topics

• Eye conditions
• Cornea disorders
• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions
• more types...»

Types of Corneal Dystrophies

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Article Excerpts about 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)

Definitions of Corneal Dystrophies:

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Corneal Dystrophies as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

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