Stargardt's disease is the most common hereditary macular dystrophy with an estimated incidence of 1 in 10000. The typical patient presents with visual symptoms between the first and third decades of ...
BACKGROUND: Because of its considerable differential diagnosis and a wide range of phenotypic variation, Stargardt's disease (juvenile macular dystrophy) can cause diagnostic problems. Moreover, ample...
In Stargardt's disease, a gradual loss of vision may precede both the appearance of paracentral or peripheral retinal flecks as well as funduscopically obvious macular changes. This latency delayed a ...
In 1909, Dr. Stargardt described seven patients who developed a juvenile onset macular degeneration with a striking presentation of yellowish flecks surrounding the macula. The eponym "Stargardt's dis...
Of 42 patients studied who had fundus flavimaculatus and Stargardt's disease, most had reduced visual acuity due to an atrophic macular lesion. Family histories were consistent with autosomal-recessiv...