Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary

"Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Bilateral hereditary disorders of the cornea, usually autosomal dominant, which may be present at birth but more frequently develop during adolescence and progress slowly throughout life. Central macular dystrophy is transmitted as an autosomal recessive defect.

Descriptor ID	D003317
MeSH Number(s)	C11.204.236 C11.270.162 C16.320.290.162
Concept/Terms	Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary Corneal Dystrophy, Hereditary Dystrophies, Hereditary Corneal Dystrophy, Hereditary Corneal Hereditary Corneal Dystrophies Hereditary Corneal Dystrophy Groenouw's Dystrophies Groenouw's Dystrophies Dystrophies, Groenouw's Groenouw Dystrophies Groenouws Dystrophies Stromal Dystrophies, Corneal Stromal Dystrophies, Corneal Corneal Stromal Dystrophies Corneal Stromal Dystrophy Dystrophies, Corneal Stromal Dystrophy, Corneal Stromal Stromal Dystrophy, Corneal Granular Dystrophy, Corneal Granular Dystrophy, Corneal Corneal Granular Dystrophies Corneal Granular Dystrophy Dystrophies, Corneal Granular Dystrophy, Corneal Granular Granular Dystrophies, Corneal Macular Dystrophy, Corneal Macular Dystrophy, Corneal Corneal Macular Dystrophies Corneal Macular Dystrophy Dystrophies, Corneal Macular Dystrophy, Corneal Macular Macular Dystrophies, Corneal

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary".

Diseases [C]
Eye Diseases [C11]
Corneal Diseases [C11.204]
Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary [C11.204.236]
Eye Diseases, Hereditary [C11.270]
Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary [C11.270.162]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
Eye Diseases, Hereditary [C16.320.290]
Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary [C16.320.290.162]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary".

Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary
Corneal Dystrophy, Juvenile Epithelial of Meesmann
Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy

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1997	1	0	1
1999	4	0	4
2000	3	0	3
2001	1	0	1
2002	5	0	5
2003	3	0	3
2004	3	1	4
2005	4	0	4
2006	4	0	4
2007	1	0	1
2008	2	0	2
2009	1	0	1
2010	4	0	4
2011	3	1	4
2013	3	1	4
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	2	0	2
2023	2	0	2
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Bommakanti N, Procopio R, Pulido JS. SECONDARY MULTIPLE EVANESCENT WHITE DOT SYNDROME IN A PATIENT WITH NORTH CAROLINA MACULAR DYSTROPHY. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2025 Nov 01; 19(6):775-778.

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Weiss JS, Rapuano CJ, Seitz B, Busin M, Kivel? TT, Bouheraoua N, Bredrup C, Nischal KK, Chawla H, Borderie V, Kenyon KR, Kim EK, M?ller HU, Munier FL, Berger T, Lisch W. IC3D Classification of Corneal Dystrophies-Edition 3. Cornea. 2024 Apr 01; 43(4):466-527.

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Safran JP, Hammersmith KM, Milman T. Posterior Polymorphous Corneal Dystrophy: Clinical-Pathologic Correlation. Ophthalmology. 2023 12; 130(12):1354.

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Procopio R, Pulido JS, Gunton KB, Syed ZA, Lee D, Moster ML, Sergott R, Neidich JA, Reynolds MM. Comparing Gene Panels for Non-Retinal Indications: A Systematic Review. Genes (Basel). 2023 03 17; 14(3).

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Magan T, Hammersmith KM, Viaene AN, Kumar P, Eagle RC, Milman T. Harboyan Syndrome: A Novel SLC4A11 Variant With Unique Genotype-Phenotype Correlation. Cornea. 2022 Aug 01; 41(8):1053-1057.

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Raber IM, Eagle RC. Peripheral Hypertrophic Subepithelial Corneal Degeneration. Cornea. 2022 Feb 01; 41(2):183-191.

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Dana R, Farid M, Gupta PK, Hamrah P, Karpecki P, McCabe CM, Nijm L, Pepose JS, Pflugfelder S, Rapuano CJ, Saini A, Gibbs SN, Broder MS. Expert consensus on the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of neurotrophic keratopathy. BMC Ophthalmol. 2021 Sep 08; 21(1):327.

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Deshmukh R, Reddy JC, Rapuano CJ, Vaddavalli PK. Phototherapeutic keratectomy: Indications, methods and decision making. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020 Dec; 68(12):2856-2866.

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Nagpal R, Maharana PK, Roop P, Murthy SI, Rapuano CJ, Titiyal JS, Vajpayee RB, Sharma N. Phototherapeutic keratectomy. Surv Ophthalmol. 2020 Jan - Feb; 65(1):79-108.

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Weiss JS, M?ller HU, Aldave AJ, Seitz B, Bredrup C, Kivel? T, Munier FL, Rapuano CJ, Nischal KK, Kim EK, Sutphin J, Busin M, Labb? A, Kenyon KR, Kinoshita S, Lisch W. IC3D classification of corneal dystrophies--edition 2. Cornea. 2015 Feb; 34(2):117-59.

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