Fuchs endothelial dystrophy

Introduction: Fuchs endothelial dystrophy

Description of Fuchs endothelial dystrophy

Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (medical condition): A rare inherited eye disorder involving degeneration of the inner ...more »

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Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs' endothelial, 1:
  »Introduction: Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs' endothelial, 1
  »Symptoms of Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs' endothelial, 1

Fuchs endothelial dystrophy: Disorder caused by loss of endothelium of the central cornea. It is characterized by hyaline endothelial outgrowths on Descemet's membrane, epithelial blisters, reduced vision, and pain.
Source: Diseases Database

Fuchs endothelial dystrophy: Disorder caused by loss of endothelium of the central cornea. It is characterized by hyaline endothelial outgrowths on Descemet's membrane, epithelial blisters, reduced vision, and pain.
Source: MeSH 2007

Fuchs endothelial dystrophy: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Fuchs endothelial dystrophy:

• Fuchs
• Fuchs syndrome
• Endothelial
• Dystrophy
• Corneal
• Corneal symptoms (282 causes)
• Corneal disease
• Corneal disorder

Fuchs endothelial dystrophy as a Disease

Fuchs endothelial dystrophy: Another name for Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs' endothelial, 1 (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs' endothelial, 1
  »Symptoms of Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs' endothelial, 1

Fuchs endothelial dystrophy: Related Diseases

Fuchs endothelial dystrophy: Fuchs endothelial dystrophy is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions

Symptoms of Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs' endothelial, 1)

Some of the symptoms of Fuchs endothelial dystrophy incude:

• Corneal dystrophy
• Impaired vision
• Corneal clouding
• Corneal swelling
• Blurry vision

See full list of 9 symptoms of Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs' endothelial, 1)

Terms associated with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy:

Terms Similar to Fuchs endothelial dystrophy:

• Fuchs' corneal dystrophy

Source: Diseases Database

Broader terms for Fuchs endothelial dystrophy

• Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary

Source - MeSH 2007

The following terms can be used for Fuchs endothelial dystrophy

• Fuchs' dystrophy

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Fuchs endothelial dystrophy

The following list attempts to classify Fuchs endothelial dystrophy into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Eye Diseases
  • Corneal Diseases
    • Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary
      • Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Eye Diseases
  • Eye Diseases, Hereditary
    • Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary
      • Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
  • Genetic Diseases, Inborn
    • Eye Diseases, Hereditary
      • Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary
        • Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy

External links related to: Fuchs endothelial dystrophy

• OMIM - CORNEAL DYSTROPHY, FUCHS ENDOTHELIAL
• Fuch's Endothelial Dystrophy
• eMedicine - Dystrophy, Fuchs Endothelial : Article by Daljit Singh, MS, DSc
• Fuchs' corneal dystrophy (www.whonamedit.com)

Source: Diseases Database

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