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  2. Macular degeneration - Wikipedia

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    Stargardt's disease (juvenile macular degeneration, STGD) is an autosomal recessive retinal disorder characterized by juvenile-onset macular dystrophy, alterations of the peripheral retina, and subretinal deposition of lipofuscin-like material.

  3. Retinopathy - Wikipedia

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    Retinopathy often refers to retinal vascular disease, or damage to the retina caused by abnormal blood flow. [2] Age-related macular degeneration is technically included under the umbrella term retinopathy but is often discussed as a separate entity.

  4. Stargardt disease - Wikipedia

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    Stargardt disease; Other names: Stargardt macular dystrophy & degeneration, juvenile macular degeneration, fundus flavimaculatus: Optical coherence tomography is used for diagnosis of Stargardt's disease. Specialty: Ophthalmology: Symptoms: Loss of central vision, low visual acuity: Usual onset: Childhood: Duration: Lifelong: Causes: Genetic ...

  5. Geographic atrophy - Wikipedia

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    Geographic atrophy (GA), also known as atrophic age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or advanced dry AMD, is an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration that can result in the progressive and irreversible loss of retinal tissue (photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium, choriocapillaris) which can lead to a loss of visual function over time.

  6. Choroideremia - Wikipedia

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    Choroideremia (/ k ɒ ˌ r ɔɪ d ɪ ˈ r iː m i ə /; CHM) is a rare, X-linked recessive form of hereditary retinal degeneration that affects roughly 1 in 50,000 males. The disease causes a gradual loss of vision, starting with childhood night blindness, followed by peripheral vision loss and progressing to loss of central vision later in life.

  7. Vitelliform macular dystrophy - Wikipedia

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    Vitelliform macular dystrophy is an irregular autosomal dominant eye disorder which can cause progressive vision loss. [1] This disorder affects the retina, specifically cells in a small area near the center of the retina called the macula. The macula is responsible for sharp central vision, which is needed for detailed tasks such as reading ...

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