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LORD

LORD: Introduction

LORD: A rare, dominantly inherited eye disorder involving degeneration of the retina that starts during the fifth or sixth decade. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of LORD is available below.

Symptoms of LORD

• Night blindness
• Progressive loss of central vision
• Progressive loss of peripheral vision
• Chorioretinal atrophy
• Retinal degneration
• more symptoms...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to LORD:

• Vision & Eye Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Eye Tests
  • Home Vision Tests
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with LORD?

• Misdiagnosis of LORD

LORD: Related Patient Stories

• Lord Clinterty

Causes of LORD

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LORD: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Vision & Eye: serious diseases often undiagnosed:
  • Glaucoma -- Undiagnosed
  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Undiagnosed
  • Cataract -- Undiagnosed
  • Diabetic Retinopathy -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

LORD: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Eye Health Specialists (Ophthalmology):
  • Ophthalmology (Eye Specialist)
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LORD: Animations

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Statistics for LORD

• Medical statistics for LORD
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for LORD
• Death and Mortality statistics for LORD
• Society statistics for LORD

LORD: Broader Related Topics

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

Types of LORD

User Interactive Forums

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Definitions of LORD:

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

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