Congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy
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This article is about the condition currently classified as CHED. For the condition previously classified as CHED1, see posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy.
Congenital hereditary corneal dystrophy (CHED) is a form of corneal endothelial dystrophy that presents at birth.
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Congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy | |
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Other names | Maumenee corneal dystrophy[1] |
A markedly opaque cornea due to corneal edema secondary to defective endothelial cells (Courtesy of Dr. Ahmed A. Hidajat) | |
Specialty | Ophthalmology |
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CHED was previously subclassified into two subtypes: CHED1 and CHED2. However in 2015, the International Classification of Corneal Dystrophies (IC3D) renamed the condition "CHED1" to become posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy, and renamed the condition "CHED2" to become, simply, CHED.[2] Consequently, the scope of this article is restricted to the condition currently referred to as CHED