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

Preferred term

Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Dystrophy, Fuch's Endothelial
  • Endothelial Dystrophy, Fuch's
  • Fuch Endothelial Dystrophy
  • Fuchs Atrophy
  • Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy
  • Fuchs Dystrophy
  • Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
  • Fuch's Endothelial Dystrophy
  • Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy

Note

  • a corneal dystrophy

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY 1990; was see under CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES 1975-89

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005642

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