Granular corneal dystrophy type 1 (GCD1) is a progressive genetic condition that develops from an early age and leads to corneal erosion, pain and decreased vision.

Patient with granular corneal dystrophy immediately following epithelial debridement prior to PTK. Source: William B. Trattler, MD 3 and 4. During and after PTK for granular dystrophy.

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Fuchs’ corneal dystrophy is a genetic eye disease. In the early stages, it causes bumps called guttae to form on cells in your cornea. In the late stages, it can make your cornea swell.

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In 1910, Professor Ernst Fuchs, an Austrian ophthalmologist, published an article describing 13 patients with Fuchs’ dystrophy, a condition in the cornea that subsequently bears his name. The ...

“I was born with a rare disease called granular corneal dystrophy. And it’s in both eyes. And I knew that eventually I’d be ...

Macular corneal dystrophy, is an unrelated and separate, rare genetic condition, affects the cornea, the transparent layer on the front of the eye.

Her visual acuity decreased to 20/40, with severe ocular irritation, superficial punctate keratitis, and multiple white, granular subepithelial corneal deposits.