Juvenile Macular Degeneration

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How Is Juvenile Macular Degeneration Diagnosed? As central visual acuity declines, your child or teenager will have difficulty reading (or recognizing pictures, numbers, and letters if not yet reading), identifying […]

Stargardt’s Disease

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What Is Stargardt’s? Stargardt Disease (Stargardt’s) is an inherited, juvenile form of macular degeneration. A genetic mutation causes protein to block the passing of nutrients and waste to and from the […]

Achromatopsia in Children

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What Is Achromatopsia? Congenital achromatopsia is a hereditary eye condition that adversely affects the development of, to a varying degree, retinal “cones”; cones are photoreceptor cells that convert light into […]