Statistics and Associations
- Most common hereditary corneal dystrophy
- Bilateral with early onset (age 30); slight female predilection
- May lead to scarring and decreased vision in severe cases
- 10% of patients with EBMD have corneal erosions and 50% of recurrent corneal erosion patients have EBMD
Management
- Generally no treatment, unless recurrent erosion develops
- May consider artificial tears and/or hypertonic ointment at night to decrease risk of erosions