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Top: Health: Conditions_and_Diseases: Eye_Disorders: Retina: Leber's_Congenital_Amaurosis
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Discovered by the same doctor as, but otherwise unrelated to, Leber's Optic Neuropathy, for which sites should be submitted to:
http://dmoz.org/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Eye_Disorders/Optic_Nerve/Lebers_Optic_Neuropathy |
A hereditary disorder that leads to abnormality of retinal receptors and severe visual impairment at an early age, often from birth. LCA is an autosomal recessive disease. There is no cure, but new advancements in gene therapy may prove promising in the not-too-distant future.
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