macular corneal dystrophy

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Disease Overview

Macular corneal dystrophy (MCD) is a rare, severe form of stromal corneal dystrophy characterized by bilateral ill-defined cloudy regions within a hazy stroma, and eventually severe visual impairment.


Synonyms

  • Fehr corneal dystrophy
  • Groenouw type 2 corneal dystrophy
  • Groenouw type II corneal dystrophy
  • MCD
  • Mcdc1
  • Mcdc1, formerly
  • corneal dystrophy Groenouw type II
  • corneal dystrophy, macular type
  • macular corneal dystrophy
  • macular corneal dystrophy type 1
  • macular corneal dystrophy, type 1
  • macular corneal dystrophy, type 2
  • macular dystrophy, corneal
  • macular dystrophy, corneal type 1
  • macular dystrophy, corneal, 1Fehr corneal dystrophy
  • Groenouw type 2 corneal dystrophy
  • Groenouw type II corneal dystrophy
  • MCD
  • Mcdc1
  • Mcdc1, formerly
  • corneal dystrophy Groenouw type II
  • corneal dystrophy, macular type
  • macular corneal dystrophy
  • macular corneal dystrophy type 1
  • macular corneal dystrophy, type 1
  • macular corneal dystrophy, type 2
  • macular dystrophy, corneal
  • macular dystrophy, corneal type 1
  • macular dystrophy, corneal, 1