Corneal dystrophy Avellino type: A rare inherited eye disorder involving degeneration of the cornea. The degeneration is caused by granular deposits in the cornea as well as deposits of amyloid in a lattice pattern on the cornea. The condition occurs as a result of a genetic defect on chromosome 5q31. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Corneal dystrophy Avellino type is available below.
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Corneal dystrophy Avellino type is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Corneal dystrophy Avellino type, or a subtype of Corneal dystrophy Avellino type,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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