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Cornea dr diagnosed early stage fuchs dystrophy with/clear cornea, said unusua because densitometry reading is high-42. any idea why the high reading?
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I do not think: anybody knows; the only good thing is that progression is very slow and it is frequently measured in decades.
Answered 2/17/2015
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