Schnyder corneal dystrophy

A stromal dystrophy that is characterized by abnormal deposition of cholesterol and phospholipids in the cornea and that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the UBAID1 gene on chromosome 1p36.

Signs and symptoms

• Corneal dystrophy
• Crystalline corneal dystrophy

Also known as: SCCD; Schnyder crystalline corneal dystrophy; corneal dystrophy crystalline of Schnyder; crystalline stromal dystrophy; hereditary crystalline stromal dystrophy of Schnyder