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

Pattern dystrophy is an umbrella term for a group of retinal conditions. It is characterized by various patterns of pigment deposition within the macula.

The content on this site will have answered some of your queries about inherited sight loss and associated syndromes, but everyone’s circumstances are different and you may have further questions.

Stickler syndrome is a genetic connective tissue disorder.

Gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina, shortened to gyrate atrophy, is an inherited disorder of protein metabolism characterised by progressive vision loss.

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

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X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) is an inherited condition that causes early loss of mainly central vision in males.

Cataracts and macular oedema are both associated with inherited sight loss and may respond to treatment.

Doyne honeycomb dystrophy is an inherited disorder which causes progressive sight loss.