The disease was first reported in 1909 by Karl Stargardt, a German ophthalmologist. ... Vitamin A dimers and byproducts are thought to cause Stargardt disease, as they poison the retinal cells, leading to retinal cells death, causing vision loss.
My grandson was,after many tests, diagnosed with Stargardts disease. What a shock to parents and grandparents! At first we tried to keep him in a mainstream school, bur this did not work out. The school still persisted with the isea that he had to wr...
EVEN BEFORE I KNEW I HAD DISABILITIES, I HAVE ALWAYS FOCUSED ON MY ABILITIES AND THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE. JUST OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL I JOINED THE NATIONAL GUARD. AFTER FIFTEEN YEARS, AND ATTAINING THE RANK OF MASTER SERGEANT (E-8) AS THE SENIOR INSTRUCTO...
HELLO EVERYONE MY NAME IS HEATHER AND I HAVE STARGARDT'. I STARTED TO NOTICE CHANGES IN MY VISION WHEN I WAS 16 YEARS OLD I WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE AGE OF 19 I AM NOW 29 YEARS OLD AND A MOTHER OF 4.
AT THE AGE OF 21 MY VISION WAS 20/400 IN BOTH EYES.
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I have two daughters with stargardts both been diagnosed at moorfields . 18 year and 7 year old . 18 year old was diagnosed when she was 8 after being told for 2 years her eye sight was fine and she is seeking attention. Now stargardts is and always ...