Disease Information

Inherited retinal disease (IRD), also known as inherited retinal disorder, is a disorder caused by an inherited gene mutation, which can result in vision loss or blindness. IRD is a rare disease that affects the nervous system. Subtypes include choroideremia, cone road dystrophy, juvenile macular degeneration, leber congenital amaurosis and retinitis pigmentosa. (SOURCE: National Institutes of Health)