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Prevalence and Economic Burden of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy in the Medicare Population in the United States.

Rohan Bir SinghUday Pratap Singh ParmarFrancesca KahaleBennie H JengVishal Jhanji
Published in: Cornea (2023)
The estimated prevalence of FECD in the individuals older than 65 years is 1.12% in the United States. FECD prevalence is significantly higher in women and White population compared with other ethnicities.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • healthcare
  • endothelial cells
  • early onset
  • type diabetes
  • pregnant women
  • optical coherence tomography
  • adipose tissue
  • middle aged
  • skeletal muscle