Corneal pigmentations and deposits
Description
stromal corneal pigmentation: stromal pigmentation such as that in ochronosis results from chronic irritation. The melanin is in the superficial stroma and the basal layer of the corneal epithelium.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | H7_CORNEAPIGMENT |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-8: 37100 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-8: 37100 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 40 | 21 | 19 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 46.48 | 51.59 | 40.84 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 12.5 | 9.52 | 15.79 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |