Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy
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Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy
The eye disease Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy affects the innermost layer of the 3 layers of the cornea, called the "endothelium":   
In the endothelium you'll find thousands (depending on your age) of little "pumper" cells that pump the water out of the eye.  When you have Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy those little "pumper" cells die.  When they die, they don't replace themselves, but swell and create "bumps" called "gutatta".  The result is that the more cells that have died in the cornea, the blurrier and "hazier" the vision is.  Also, because the cornea is the "window of the eye" and assimilates the light that comes in, the more advanced the dystrophy is, the harder it is for your eyes to handle light.  That's why many people with Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy are "blinded" by car headlights at night, and have difficulty identifying people when the light is behind the person they're viewing.  People with Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy often find that things look blurry, with a "ghost-like" blur to the image like this:

 

Do YOU have Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy?  I know that the usual reaction to being diagnosed with such a relatively unknown eye disease is shock, panic, and the strong desire for information about it.

 

We UNDERSTAND you!

 

We've put together a group of people who all have this eye disease at different stages of the disease. Between our personal experiences (such as edema, blisters, night-driving blindness, guttata, cornea transplants, and cornea transplant rejections among many others), links to great information we've found, and information from our cornea specialists, we're putting together quite a bit of useful information for YOU!  We also have tips for living with the disease, and even some humor!

 

In this FREE group site you first of all find the wonderful feeling of actually being UNDERSTOOD.  We understand just what you can and can't see, and how you feel about the whole thing.  We know how frustrating it is to be able to see one thing perfectly well and not be able to see something else at all!  We understand what it's like to not be able to recognize a friend because they are standing in front of the light!  Add the wonderful feeling of finally being understood with all the great tips we've learned, what to expect, and the ability to ask questions on our posting board (or our live chatroom) of members and get fast answers to your personal questions and concerns... what more reasons would you need to join? 

 

What better place to find answers than from people who have "been there, done that" and found answers themselves?

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This is not "medical advice" but only an average person who has Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy relating what she has learned from the disease she has.  It is NOT intended to replace a trained eyecare professional's care.  This website is not responsible for any damage as a result of reading it.