Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy

rare

Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is the most frequent form of posterior corneal dystrophy and is characterized by excrescences on a thickened Descemet membrane (corneal guttae), generalized corneal edema, with gradually decreased visual acuity.

Identifiers: MONDO:0005321 Orphanet:98974
Part of: Corneal endothelial dystrophy Hereditary disease Posterior corneal dystrophy
Also known as: corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial · Endoepithelial corneal dystrophy · FECD · Fuchs endothelial dystrophy · late hereditary endothelial dystrophy

Subtypes

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Disease	ID	Genes
Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial, 1	MONDO:0007637	COL8A2
Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial, 3	MONDO:0013203	TCF4
Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial, 4	MONDO:0013204	SLC4A11
Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial, 6	MONDO:0013206	ZEB1
Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial, 8	MONDO:0014228	AGBL1
Corneal dystrophy, fuchs endothelial, 2	MONDO:0012425
Corneal dystrophy, fuchs endothelial, 5	MONDO:0013205
Corneal dystrophy, fuchs endothelial, 7	MONDO:0013207

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