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Stargardt’s disease in young children

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

In contrast to macular degeneration, Stargardt’s disease most occurs in children and young adults. Symptoms of Stargardt’s include small and yellowish spots of deteriorating tissue in the retina. The disease makes light-sensitive cells in the retina to deteriorate, which leads to central vision loss and eventually blindness. In early stages, peripheral vision remains unaffected.

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