What is Cone rod dystrophy?

What is Cone rod dystrophy?

• Cone rod dystrophy: A rare inherited eye disorder characterized by the deterioration of the cone and rod cells in the retina of the eye leading to vision loss.

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Cone rod dystrophy as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Cone rod dystrophy: Introduction

Types of Cone rod dystrophy:

Broader types of Cone rod dystrophy:

• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Cone rod dystrophy?

Complications of Cone rod dystrophy: see complications of Cone rod dystrophy

What causes Cone rod dystrophy?

Causes of Cone rod dystrophy: see causes of Cone rod dystrophy

What are the symptoms of Cone rod dystrophy?

Symptoms of Cone rod dystrophy: see symptoms of Cone rod dystrophy

Complications of Cone rod dystrophy: see complications of Cone rod dystrophy

Can anyone else get Cone rod dystrophy?

More information: see contagiousness of Cone rod dystrophy
Inheritance: see inheritance of Cone rod dystrophy

Cone rod dystrophy: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Cone rod dystrophy.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Cone rod dystrophy.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Cone rod dystrophy: Ophthalmologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Cone rod dystrophy.
Treatments for Cone rod dystrophy: see treatments for Cone rod dystrophy
Research for Cone rod dystrophy: see research for Cone rod dystrophy

Name and Aliases of Cone rod dystrophy

Main name of condition: Cone rod dystrophy

CDH, CORD, CRD

Cone rod dystrophy: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Cone rod dystrophy:

• Inherited ocular disorder
• Central scotoma
• Fluoroscein angiography
• Electroretinography

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