Night blindness, congenital stationary: A rare inherited disorder of the retina that involves the rods of the eyes. A reduced sharpness of vision and night blindness are usually the only symptoms. The disorder is non-progressive. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Night blindness, congenital stationary is available below.
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Night blindness, congenital stationary is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Night blindness, congenital stationary, or a subtype of Night blindness, congenital stationary,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Night blindness, congenital stationary as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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