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Best disease, also known as Best vitelliform macular dystrophy (BVMD), is is an inherited eye condition associated with progressive degeneration of the macula and is a form of juvenile macular dystrophy.

Choroideremia is a genetic condition that causes progressive vision loss, mostly in males.

Stargardt disease is the most common form of juvenile macular dystrophy (or inherited degeneration).

Usher syndrome is an inherited condition that affects both hearing and vision.

Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is an inherited condition which impacts many parts of the body including the retina.

Achromatopsia is a rare hereditary vision disorder affecting approximately 1 in 30,000 newborn babies.

Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) is a rare genetic eye disease that appears at birth or in the first few months of life.

Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) causes people who have lost a lot of sight to see things that aren’t real (hallucinations).

Our Retina UK Peer Support Group network offers information and support via regular meetings both online or in-person.

A recording of the Retina UK Professionals' Conference on 27 September 2024. The Conference was held at the Pendulum Hotel in Manchester and online.

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