| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:2565 |
| Name | macular corneal dystrophy |
| Definition | A corneal dystrophy that is characterized by corneal haze, bilateral loss of vision, eventually necessitating corneal transplantation resulting from progressive punctate opacities in the cornea. http://disorders.eyes.arizona.edu/disorders/corneal-dystrophy-macular, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macular_corneal_dystrophy, http://www.omim.org/entry/217800?search=217800&highlight=217800, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11017086, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17093400 |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:60258001 |
| Subsets |
NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
Fehr corneal dystrophy [EXACT] MACULAR DYSTROPHY, CORNEAL, 1 [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a stromal dystrophy |