In 1910, Professor Ernst Fuchs, an Austrian ophthalmologist, published an article describing 13 patients with Fuchs’ dystrophy, a condition in the cornea that subsequently bears his name. The patients ...

Fuchs’ dystrophy is a type of eye disease that affects the cornea. Your cornea is the dome-shaped outer layer of your eye that helps you see. Fuchs’ dystrophy can cause your vision to decrease over ...

An Edinburgh man who spent ‘half his life in the dark' is looking forward to Christmas after a lifechanging corneal ...

Fuchs’ dystrophy is an eye condition that causes the death of cells in the inner lining of the cornea. This may lead to the accumulation of fluid in the cornea and negatively affect vision. One of the ...

If you have this condition, you were born with it, but you probably won’t have symptoms until your 30s or 40s. For most people, problems don’t appear until they’re 50 or older. Fuchs’ has two major ...

A retired lecturer from Edinburgh will be able to see Christmas properly for the first time in years after receiving a life-changing corneal transplant. David Watkins, 72, suffers from a condition ...

Corneal dystrophies are a group of rare, genetic diseases that affect the cornea, the front part of your eye. There are more than 20 types, each with different symptoms. All cause a buildup of foreign ...

Identifying Fuchs’ dystrophy is a standard practice all eye care professionals are taught in their various training programs, and it should be part of the preoperative ritual for every cataract ...

An international study helps pinpoint the genetic risk factors associated with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, the most common disorder requiring corneal transplantation. The discovery of gene ...

A corneal dystrophy is a condition in which one or more parts of the cornea lose their normal clarity because of a buildup of cloudy material. There are over 20 corneal dystrophies that affect all ...