Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy

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ORPHA:98973OMIM:609140H18.5
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Abnormal Descemet membrane morphologyHP:0011490Reduced number of corneal endothelial cellsHP:0011491Anterior synechiae of the anterior chamberHP:0011483Corneal stromal edemaHP:0012040Uveal ectropionHP:0025358Very low visual acuityHP:0032122Increased corneal curvatureHP:0100692Lacrimation abnormalityHP:0000632Ocular hypertensionHP:0007906Ectopia pupillaeHP:0009918Chorioretinal atrophyHP:0000533
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Treatments

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Specialists

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AP
Alice Davidson, PhD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
FM
Francis W Price, Jr., MD
Specialist
PI on 3 active trials
TB
Thomas M Tremblay, RN BSN
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
TT
Thomas Tremblay
Specialist
PI on 2 active trials1 Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy publication
VM
Valeria Sanchez Huerta, MD
MIDLAND, TX
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
NK
Noelia Kunzevitzky
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
GM
GILLES THURET, MD-PhD
Specialist
PI on 1 active trial
TB
Tammie Benzinger
SAINT LOUIS, MO
Specialist
PI on 2 active trials

Treatment Centers

8 centers
🏥 NORD

Baylor College of Medicine Rare Disease Center

Baylor College of Medicine

📍 Houston, TX

🏥 NORD

Stanford Medicine Rare Disease Center

Stanford Medicine

📍 Stanford, CA

🔬 UDN

NIH Clinical Center Undiagnosed Diseases Program

National Institutes of Health

📍 Bethesda, MD

🔬 UDN

UCLA UDN Clinical Site

UCLA Health

📍 Los Angeles, CA

🔬 UDN

Baylor College of Medicine UDN Clinical Site

Baylor College of Medicine

📍 Houston, TX

🔬 UDN

Harvard/MGH UDN Clinical Site

Massachusetts General Hospital

📍 Boston, MA

🏥 NORD

Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine

Mayo Clinic

📍 Rochester, MN

👤 Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine

🏥 NORD

UCLA Rare Disease Day Program

UCLA Health

📍 Los Angeles, CA

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Which specialists treat Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy?

8 specialists and care centers treating Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy are listed on UniteRare, sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov principal investigators, published research, and the NPPES NPI registry.