Fuchs' dystrophy

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Risk factors

By Mayo Clinic staff

Some people are more likely to develop Fuchs' dystrophy. They include:

  • Women
  • People with a first-degree relative (such as a parent or sibling) who has Fuchs' dystrophy
  • People who are in their 50s and older
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References
  1. Facts about the cornea and corneal disease. National Eye Institute. http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cornealdisease. Accessed May 31, 2011.
  2. Clintworth GK. Corneal dystrophies. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 2009;4:7.
  3. Borboli S, et al. Mechanisms of disease: Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy. Ophthalmology Clinics of North America. 2002;15:17.
  4. Corneal conditions. Cornea Research Foundation of America. http://www.cornea.org/index.php/research/corneal_conditions. Accessed May 31, 2011.
  5. Afshari NA, et al. Clinical study of Fuchs corneal endothelial dystrophy leading to penetrating keratoplasty. Archives of Ophthalmology. 2006;124:777.
  6. Visiting your doctor. The Corneal Dystrophy Foundation. http://www.cornealdystrophyfoundation.org/cdfliterature/Visiting_Your_Doctor.pdf. Accessed May 31, 2011.
  7. Hecker LA, et al. Anterior keratocyte depletion in Fuchs endothelial dystrophy. Archives of Ophthalmology. 2011;129:555.
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