Leber's congenital amaurosis
- Leber's congenital amaurosis
a hereditary disease (inherited as an autosomal
recessive inherited condition) causing severe visual loss in infants. The back of the eye appears to be normal when examined with an
ophthalmoscope, but marked abnormalities are found on the ERG (
see electroretinography).
T. Leber (1840-1917), German ophthalmologist
Medical dictionary.
2011.
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