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Tag: ABCA4

Stargardt Disease Information for Patients and Their Families

Posted on March 23, 2006 by droberts

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]

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