Hereditary corneal dystrophies
Description
obsolete_Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy: ["Disorder caused by loss of endothelium of the central cornea. It is characterized by hyaline endothelial outgrowths on Descemet's membrane, epithelial blisters, reduced vision, and pain."]
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | H7_KERATOCONUS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: H185, ICD-8: 37102 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: H185, ICD-8: 37102 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 182 | 127 | 55 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.1 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 61.25 | 61.91 | 59.7 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 42.31 | 38.58 | 50.91 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 2.75 | 2.36 | 3.64 |