Stargardt disease is an inherited disorder of the retina — the tissue at the back of the eye that senses light. The disease typically causes vision loss during childhood or adolescence, although in some forms, vision loss may not be noticed until later in adulthood. It is rare for people with the disease to become completely blind. For most people, vision loss progresses slowly over time to 20/200 or worse.
Background
Stargardt Disease is named after Karl Bruno Stargardt, a German opthalmologist who described and reported seven patients with inherited macular dystrophy now known as Stargardt's disease in 1909.
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