Retina and Vitreous Specialist rRetina and Vitreous Specialist home
Retina and Vitreous Specialist
retina and vitreous specialists
retina and vitreous specialists
eye specialists
New England Retina .: Our Doctors New England Retina .: the human eye New England Retina .: retina resources New England Retina .: Locations New England Retina .: Join NERA New England Retina .: Contact Us New England Retina .: Site Map
Dr. Liggett,  Dr. Tom, Dr. Chaudhry, Dr. Haffner, Dr. Scartozzi
 
Inherited Retinal Diseases

by Richard Scartozzi, M.D.

There are many inherited retinal diseases that vary widely in severity. Some of these include:

  • Retinitis pigmentosa (including Usher syndrome)

  • Cone and Cone-rod dystrophy

  • Stargardt's disease (Fundus flavimaculatus)

  • Best's disease (Vitelliform dystrophy)

  • Pattern dystrophy

  • Leber congenital amaurosis

  • Bardet-Biedl syndrome

  • Refsum syndrome

  • Batten disease

  • Central areolar choroidal dystrophy

  • Sorsby fundus dystrophy

  • Peripapillary choroidal dystrophy

  • Progressive bifocal chorioretinal atrophy

  • Bietti crystalline retinopathy

  • Choroideremia

  • Gyrate atrophy

  • Congenital achromatopsia

  • Congenital stationary night blindness

  • X-linked juvenile retinoschisis

  • Dominant drusen

  • Stickler syndrome

  • Wagner syndrome and Jansen syndrome

  • Goldmann-Favre vitreotapetoretinal degeneration

The diagnostic methods and treatment regimens vary with the diseases. Our retina specialists can recognize and treat these disorders with the most modern methodologies available.

 

 
     
 
© Copyright 1999-2010 retinamd.com. All rights reserved.
Notice of Privacy Practices