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Eye Diseases, Hereditary

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Definition: Transmission of gene defects or chromosomal aberrations/abnormalities which are expressed in extreme variation in the structure or function of the eye. These may be evident at birth, but may be manifested later with progression of the disorder.     
Examples Aicardi Syndrome; Albinism; Aniridia; Choroideremia; Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary; Duane Retraction Syndrome; Gyrate Atrophy; Leber Congenital Amaurosis; Optic Atrophies, Hereditary; Retinal Dysplasia; Retinitis Pigmentosa; Graves Ophthalmopathy; Walker-Warburg Syndrome; Weill-Marchesani Syndrome 		Other names Hereditary Eye Disease; Eye Disease, Hereditary; Diseases, Hereditary Eye; Disease, Hereditary Eye; Hereditary Eye Diseases
 
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Vitreoretinochoroidopathy dominant  0   *Retinal Degeneration *Eye Diseases, Hereditary *Choroid Diseases.

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