CONGENITAL HEREDITARY ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY

Course overview

CONGENITAL HEREDITARY ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY (CHED) PRESENTS AS BILATERAL CORNEAL OPACIFICATION PRESENT AT BIRTH OR IN THE IMMEDIATE NEWBORN PERIOD AND IS DUE TO AN AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE MUTATION AFFECTING THE CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REVIEW THE ETIOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR CHED. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CHED BY AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM WILL BE DISCUSSED.