Preferred Label : Meesmann juvenile epithelial corneal dystrophy;
ICD-11 definition : Meesmann corneal dystrophy (MECD) is a rare form of superficial corneal dystrophy
characterized by distinct tiny bubble-like, round-to-oval punctate bilateral opacities
in the central corneal epithelium, and to a lesser extent in the peripheral cornea,
with little impact on vision.;
Origin ID : 431332257;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
Meesmann corneal dystrophy (MECD) is a rare form of superficial corneal dystrophy
characterized by distinct tiny bubble-like, round-to-oval punctate bilateral opacities
in the central corneal epithelium, and to a lesser extent in the peripheral cornea,
with little impact on vision.
