/gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy

gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy

Rare Disease

MONDO:0008777

Also Known As

GDCDcorneal amyloidosisgelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophyprimary familial amyloidosis of the corneasubepithelial amyloidosis of the corneaCDGDLCdgdlGDLDamyloid corneal dystrophy, Japanese typeamyloidosis cornealamyloidosis, cornealcorneal dystrophy, gelatinous drop-likecorneal dystrophy, lattice type 3lattice corneal dystrophy type 3lattice corneal dystrophy, type 3

Definition

Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy (GDCD) is a form of superficial corneal dystrophy characterized by multiple prominent milky-white gelatinous nodules beneath the corneal epithelium, and marked visual impairment.