/congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy of cornea

congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy of cornea

Rare Disease

MONDO:0009019

Also Known As

CHEDCHED2CHEDIIautosomal recessive CHEDautosomal recessive congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophycongenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy of corneacongenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy type 2corneal endothelial dystrophy, autosomal recessiveinfantile hereditary endothelial dystrophyCHED2, formerlycongenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy of the corneacongenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy type IIcorneal dystrophy, congenital hereditary endothelialcorneal endothelial dystrophycorneal endothelial dystrophy 2corneal endothelial dystrophy 2, autosomal recessivecorneal endothelial dystrophy 2, autosomal recessive, formerlycorneal endothelial dystrophy type 2

Definition

A rare subtype of posterior corneal dystrophy characterized by a diffuse ground-glass appearance of the corneas and marked corneal thickening from birth with nystagmus, and blurred vision.