A rare disease called X-linked endothelial corneal dystrophy was described in 2006.

X-linked endothelial corneal dystrophy is an extremely rare disease of cornea associated with Xq25 region.

X-linked endothelial corneal dystrophy (XECD) is a rare form of corneal dystrophy described first in 2006.

Congenital hereditary endothelial corneal dystrophy is characterized by a diffuse ground-glass appearance of both corneas and markedly thickened (2-3 times thicker than normal) corneas from birth or infancy.