Pädiatrische Netzhautkrankheiten

In the autosomal dominant form several people in a family are affected and family members are often aware that there is condition causing visual impairment in the family. The other two inheritance patterns can skip generations…

Norrie Disease (ND) is a rare hereditary condition that is inherited in an X-linked recessive pattern – seen almost exclusively in males. From the retina perspective, it has some similarities to familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR). In general, the retina is less well developed in ND than in FEVR…