Draft:Vitreoretinal degeneration
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Vitreoretinal degeneration, or dominant hyaloideoretinal dystrophy of Wagner, VCAN-related vitreoretinopathy, vitreoretinal degeneration, Wagner type or Wagner syndrome, is a hereditary eye disorder that soon leads to vision loss. This eye disorder is characterised by the clear thick gel (the vitrous) develops into a thin layer. Vitreoretinal degeneration is caused by genetic changes in the VCAN gene and is inherited in an autosomal manner.[1]
Symptoms
[edit]Symptoms will presents itself as thinning of the light-sensitive tissue that lines the back of the eye (retinal detachment). Not only that but abnormalities of the blood vessels within the retina are present.[1]
Estimation
[edit]Fewer than 1,000 people in the United States have this hereditary eye disorder.[1]
Reference list
[edit]- ^ a b c "Diseases - Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center". rarediseases.info.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-11.