Patient Advocacy & Support thru Fuchs’ Friends®
Since 1998, helping thousands of people in 160 countries to find corneal help, the Corneal Dystrophy Foundation provides support and information for individuals and families with a corneal dystrophy.
Research Articles
In the title of her article1 published in the journal Cornea in 2022, Dr. Kathryn Colby poses an important question regarding the contemporary and emerging treatment of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD): “Descemet Stripping ...
Patient Stories
I was born with amblyopia left eye and astigmatism, and decades later developed cataracts and floaters. Despite Ophthalmic exams, I went undiagnosed with my vision declining to legally blind in left eye and severe symptoms effecting ...
Corneal Dystrophy Foundation Blog
Meet Wade:(details are not given to protect his privacy) Monday, Wade’s grandmother emailed the Corneal Dystrophy Foundation. Wade was 5 days old, born in the Midwest. Wade was diagnosed with CHEDS a major eye problem that could ...
I unsubscribed because I had successful cornea surgery on one eye and cataract surgery on both eyes by Dr. Jun at Johns Hopkins. I got Dr. Jun”s name from people on the Fuchs’ Friends sight. I would highly recommend Dr. Jun. I was very pleased with him and the experience with my eye surgeries. Thank you for the information I received from this site. We also found out several members of close and more distant family members have the same condition.
Cindy Keller
Cindy Keller