Table 1.

Estimate of Total Number of Medicare Patients With Fee-for-Service Payment Structure and With Diagnosis of FECD, 2014, Based on Medicare Limited Data Set Carrier File 5% Sample (% Female Sex)

	White Patients, No.		Black Patients, No.
Patient Age, y	Total	FECD Diagnosis	Total	FECD Diagnosis
65–69	7,590,220	27,340	832,300	2,320
70–74	5,686,340	29,880	548,960	2,180
75–79	4,369,560	28,980	403,820	2,240
80–84	3,338,560	24,060	274,760	1,400
>84	3,833,260	24,320	285,960	1,420
Total	24,817,940 (58%)	134,580 (67%)	2,345,800 (62%)	9,560 (73%)

Abbreviation: FECD, Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy.