Macular corneal dystrophy

Macular corneal dystrophy (MCDC; sometimes also Fehr corneal dystrophy) is a rare pathological condition affecting the stroma of cornea. The first signs are usually noticed in the first decade of life, and progress afterwards, with opacities developing in the cornea and attacks of pain. MCDC is inherited in autosomal recessive fashion and is thought to be caused by the lack or abnormal confuguration of keratan sulfate. Most cases of MCD are caused by mutations in CHST6 gene.

The condition was first described by Arthur Groenouw in 1890.