Meesmann Juvenile Epithelial Corneal Dystrophy

Meesmann Juvenile Epithelial Corneal Dystrophy

Meesmann corneal dystrophy, also Stocker-Holt dystrophy, is a type of corneal dystrophy and a keratin disease.

It is named for German ophthalmologist Alois Meesmann (1888-1969).

It is sometimes called "Meesmann-Wilke syndrome", after the joint contribution of Meesmann and Wilke.

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