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Leber's Congenital Amaurosis

Background

Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) is not a single specific disorder. It is the term used for a group of conditions that have in common abnormality of retinal receptors that results in severe vision impairment from birth. Many older publications do not differentiate between retinal conditions that are now given a more specific diagnostic label.

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Medical text written January 1999 by Miss Isabelle Russell-Eggitt FRCS FRCOphth. Last updated September 2004 by Miss Isabelle Russell-Eggitt FRCS FRCOphth, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.

 

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