by Dan Roberts (Updated May 25, 2011) Stargardt disease (also known as fundus flavimaculatus and Stargardt macular dystrophy) is the most common form of inherited juvenile macular degeneration. Inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, it is a severe form of MD that begins in late childhood, leading to legal blindness. Stargardt disease is symptomatically similar [Read More]
by Janet S. Sunness, M.D. March 2006 Stargardt disease is the most common cause of macular degeneration and central visual loss in young people. Stargardt disease often develops in the teens or twenties, but may develop in younger children (the youngest child I have seen with it is 5) or may develop somewhat later in [Read More]
Assistive technology for the visually impaired is available from low-tech optical and non-optical aids to electronics and digital technology. Visually impaired and blind individuals have a tremendous number of options to eyesight, depending upon their needs, goals, and financial situations. “Ethyl”, for example, likes to talk on her landline phone. When walking, she uses a [Read More]