Pediatric Retinal Diseases
Coats’ Disease
Coats’ disease is a rare eye condition where the tiny blood vessels in the retina develop abnormally. The retina is the light-sensitive layer at the back of your eye that acts like the film in a camera, sending visual messages to your brain.
Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy (FEVR)
Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy, or FEVR, is a rare genetic eye condition that affects the development of blood vessels in the retina, whereby the blood vessels at the edges…
Norrie Disease
Norrie Disease is a rare genetic disorder that primarily affects males, leading to blindness at birth and often hearing loss and developmental challenges as children grow. The condition was first described in 1961 by Danish ophthalmologist Mette Warburg…
Persistent Fetal Vasculature Syndrome (PFVS)
Persistent Fetal Vasculature Syndrome (PFVS) is a rare eye condition present at birth. It occurs when certain blood vessels in the eye, which are supposed to disappear…
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), often called “ROP,” is an eye disease that can affect babies born too early (prematurely). It happens because the blood vessels in the retina haven’t finished growing when the baby is born.
Congenital X‑Linked Retinoschisis
Congenital X-Linked Retinoschisis, often referred to as XLRS, is a genetic eye condition that primarily affects males. It causes a splitting (the “schisis” part of the name) of the layers of the retina.
Stickler Syndromes
Stickler syndrome is a genetic condition which primarily affects the collagen in the body – a key building block for many of our tissues, like cartilage, joints, eyes, and ears. Because collagen is so widespread, Stickler syndrome can affect…
PRRF Educational Video Series
The Incredible Advances of Retinopathy of Prematurity
Dr. Michael Trese shares the incredible advances of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP).
The Importance of Pursuing the PRRF Mission
Dr. Michael Trese shares why pursuing the PRRF mission is so important to the future of children, families and future patients.
The Cause of Retinal Diseases
Dr. Ken Mitton, Pediatric Retinal Research Lab Director, discusses how to identify the cause of a retinal disease.
Finding the DNA Variant
Wendy Dailey, Pediatric Retinal Research Lab Technician, explains how to find the DNA variant in a patient.
What is an Orphan Disease?
Dr. Kimberly Drenser shares why they’re called orphan diseases and how pharmaceutical companies & the FDA view the diseases.
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