macular corneal dystrophy
Medical Definition
A stromal corneal dystrophy, with autosomal recessive inheritance, that is caused by lack of or abnormal keratan sulfate.
Wikipedia Summary
Macular corneal dystrophy, also known as Fehr corneal dystrophy, is a rare pathological condition affecting the stroma of cornea first described by Arthur Groenouw in 1890. Signs are usually noticed in the first decade of life and progress afterwards, with opacities developing in the cornea and attacks of pain...
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