What are the different types of inherited eye conditions?

Inherited eye conditions include:

Age related macular degeneration - for further information see What is age related macular degeneration? or visit the Macular Society website.

Autoimmune retinopathy - further information can be found on the Retina UK website.

Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) - further information can be found on the BBS UK website.

Abetalipoproteinemia - further information can be found on the rare diseases website.

Charles Bonnet Syndrome - for further information see What is Charles Bonnet Syndrome? or visit our Charles Bonnet Syndrome webpage.

Retinitus pigmentosa - further information can be found on our Inherited retinal dystrophies including retinitis pigmentosa webpage and Retina UK website.

Choroideremia - further information can be found on the Retina UK website.

Alstrom Syndrome - further information can be found on the Alstrom Syndrome website.

Cone rod dystorphy - further information can be found on the Gene Vision website.

Gyrate Atrophy - a very rare condition associated with a deficiency in the enzyme ornithine aminotransferase. Myopia (short-sightedness), night blindness, cataracts and loss of peripheral vision occur. 

Leber Congenital Amaurosis - further information can be found on the Retina UK website.

NARP Syndrome - further information can be found on the Medline Plus website.

Refsum Syndrome - further information can be found on the DARE website.

Rod-cone dystrophy - is the most common kind of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and the one that is often referred to as RP. In this condition the rods are initially more affected than the cones giving problems with night blindness (nyctalopia). Later there are problems with the peripheral visual field, central vision and colour vision.

Stargardt disease - for further information see What is Stargardt disease? or visit our stargardt disease webpage.

Usher Syndrome - for further information see What is Usher Syndrome? or visit the Retina UK website.

Achromatopsia - further information can be found on the Retina UK website.

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