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Title: Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy and Therapeutic Options
Date Recorded: Monday, October 7, 2024

  • What is Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy?
  • Treatment options for Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy
  • Questions and answers session
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Corneal Articles

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LASIK and Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy

August 21, 2024
Many patients with Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD), including members of Fuchs Friends, seek refractive surgery such as LASIK 1 but wonder about its safety in the setting of their disease. This question has been studied, ...
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Esta’s Story – Please don’t wait!

January 30, 2024
I was born with amblyopia left eye and astigmatism, and decades later developed cataracts and floaters. Despite Ophthalmic exams, I went undiagnosed with my vision declining to legally blind in left eye and severe symptoms effecting ...
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Why We Smile

April 19, 2024
Meet Wade:(details are not given to protect his privacy)Monday, Wade’s grandmother emailed the Corneal Dystrophy Foundation. Wade was 5 days old, born in the Midwest.  Wade was diagnosed with CHEDS a major eye problem that could ...
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