Leber Congenital Amaurosis
Synonyms
Abiotrophies, Leber
Abiotrophy, Leber
Amauroses, Leber Congenital
Amauroses, Leber's
Amaurosis, Leber Congenital
Amaurosis, Leber's
Blindness, Congenital Retinal
Blindnesses, Congenital Retinal
Congenital Amauroses, Leber
Congenital Amaurosis of Retinal Origin
Congenital Amaurosis, Leber
Congenital Retinal Blindness
Congenital Retinal Blindnesses
Dysgenesis Neuroepithelialis Retinae
Hereditary Epithelial Dysplasia of Retina
Hereditary Retinal Aplasia
Heredoretinopathia Congenitalis
Leber Abiotrophies
Leber Abiotrophy
Leber Amaurosis
Leber Congenital Amauroses
Leber Congenital Tapetoretinal Degeneration
Leber's Amauroses
Leber's Amaurosis
Lebers Amaurosis
Retinal Blindnesses, Congenital
A rare degenerative inherited eye disease that appears at birth or in the first few months of life that results in a loss of vision. Not to be confused with LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY, the disease is thought to be caused by abnormal development of PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS in the RETINA, or by the extremely premature degeneration of retinal cells.