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Retinal Disorders

The retina is a layer of tissue in the back of your eye that senses light and sends images to your brain. In the center of this nerve tissue is the macula. It provides the sharp, central vision needed for reading, driving and seeing fine detail.

Retinal disorders affect this vital tissue. They can affect your vision, and some can be serious enough to cause blindness. Examples are:

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  1. Retinal Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... needed for reading, driving and seeing fine detail. Retinal disorders affect this vital tissue. They can affect your vision, and some can be serious enough to cause blindness. Examples ... eye disease Retinal detachment - a medical emergency, when the retina is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/retinaldisorders.html - Health Topics
  2. PRPH2 gene 
    ... and eventually may result in blindness. Like other retinal disorders caused by PRPH2 gene mutations, retinitis pigmentosa involves ... in the PRPH2 gene cause a variety of retinal disorders, including a group of disorders called pattern dystrophies ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/prph2 - Genetics
  3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Retinal Diseases From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Retinal Disorders/Clinical Trials ... Retinal Disorders
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...al+Diseases"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  4. Cancers Affecting the Retina (Merck & Co., Inc.)  
    Retinal Disorders/Specifics
    https://www.merckmanuals.com/.../cancers-affecting-the-retina - External Health Links
  5. NDP gene 
    ... loss. Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) is another retinal disorder that may be caused by NDP gene variants. ... gene variants may influence the course of a retinal disorder that affects some premature infants. Retinopathy of prematurity ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/ndp - Genetics
  6. RPGR gene 
    ... exon have been found in people with other retinal disorders. These include cone-rod dystrophy (described above), cone dystrophy, and atrophic macular degeneration. These retinal disorders are characterized by progressive vision abnormalities, although their ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/rpgr - Genetics
  7. Eye Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Cataracts - clouded lenses Optic nerve disorders, including glaucoma Retinal disorders - problems with the nerve layer at the back ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/eyediseases.html - Health Topics
  8. Mainzer-Saldino syndrome 
    ... in these affected individuals resembles a category of retinal disorders called rod-cone dystrophies. The most common rod- ... Saldino chondrodysplasia Mainzer-Saldino disease MZSDS Renal dysplasia, retinal pigmentary dystrophy, cerebellar ataxia, and skeletal ... for Rare Disorders (NORD) SHORT-RIB THORACIC DYSPLASIA 9 WITH OR ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/mainzer-saldino-syndrome - Genetics
  9. Central serous choroidopathy 
    ... nlm.nih.gov/34029721/ . Tamhankar MA. Visual loss: retinal disorders of neuro-ophthalmic interest. In: Liu GT, Volpe ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001612.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Flashes and Floaters (VisualDX)  
    Retinal Disorders/Images ... Retinal Disorders
    https://skinsight.com/.../flashes-and-floaters/?Imiw9cApl=1 - External Health Links
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