Achromatopsia

Achromatopsia:

Achromatopsia: Introduction

Achromatopsia: Patients who have achromatopsia (sometimes called achromatopia) do not have normal "cone vision.". Although the term may refer to acquired disorders such as color agnosia and cerebral achromatopsia, it typically refers to an autosomal recessive congenital color vision disorder, the inability to perceive color AND to achieve satisfactory visual acuity at high light levels (typically exterior daylight). More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Achromatopsia is available below.

Symptoms of Achromatopsia

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Colour blindness
Visualising colour as grey
Difficulty recognising faces (prosopagnosia)
Weakness of one side of body (hemiparesis)
Sensory loss of one side of body
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Treatments for Achromatopsia

No treatment for achromatopsia symptom
Palliative and functional treatment for stroke
Occupational therapy - mobility aids
Speech pathology - speech therapy, swallowing therapy
Aspirin or other anti-platelet medications
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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Achromatopsia?

Misdiagnosis of Achromatopsia
Failure to diagnose Achromatopsia
Hidden causes of Achromatopsia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
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Achromatopsia: Deaths

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Achromatopsia: Complications

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Causes of Achromatopsia

Malfunction of the retinal phototransduction pathway
Genetic causes of this are mutations in the cone cell cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels CNGA3 (ACHM2) and CNGB3 (ACHM3) as well as the cone cell transducin, GNAT2 (ACHM4)
Acquired- Acquired achromatopsia/dyschromatopsia is a condition associated with damage to the diencephalon (primarily the thalamus of the mid brain) or the cerebral cortex (the new brain)
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Disease Topics Related To Achromatopsia

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Hereditary vision disorder
Color agnosia
Cerebral achromatopsiahemeralopia
Nystagmus
Photophobia
Amblyopia
Achromatopia
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Achromatopsia: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Definitions of Achromatopsia:

Severely deficient color perception, typically with monochromacy and reduced visual acuity. The atypical form can include normal visual acuity with pseudomonochromacy. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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