Fuchs Dystrophy

Overview

Your healthcare provider will begin by taking a medical history, asking you questions about your symptoms and doing a thorough eye exam.

Your provider may use the following tests to diagnose Fuchs’ dystrophy:

Microscopy: These types of exams use microscopes to make diagnoses. The slit lamp equipment used in your eye exam combines a microscope with a light that goes from a small slit to a complete circle. The confocal/specular microscope uses light projection to allow your provider enough of a view to even count your endothelial cells.
Pachymetry: This painless test measures how thick your cornea is.
Optical coherence tomography: This is a noninvasive imaging method that uses reflected light to create pictures of the back of your eye.

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Symptoms

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Complications

Blood clots are a dangerous complication of atrial fibrillation (AFib). Blood clots can lead to stroke.

The risk of stroke from AFib increases as you grow older. Other health conditions also may increase the risk of a stroke due to AFib. These conditions include:

High blood pressure.
Diabetes.
Heart failure.
Some types of heart valve disease.

Blood thinners are commonly prescribed to prevent blood clots and strokes in people with atrial fibrillation.

Prevention

Healthy lifestyle choices can reduce the risk of heart disease and may prevent atrial fibrillation (AFib). Here are some basic heart-healthy tips:

Control high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.
Don't smoke or use tobacco.
Eat a diet that's low in salt and saturated fat.
Exercise at least 30 minutes a day on most days of the week unless your health care team says not to.
Get good sleep. Adults should aim for 7 to 9 hours daily.
Maintain a healthy weight.
Reduce and manage stress.

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