Achromatopsia

Causes of Achromatopsia:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Achromatopsia. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Malfunction of the retinal phototransduction pathway
• more causes...»

See full list of 2 causes of Achromatopsia

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Achromatopsia Treatments

Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Achromatopsia may include:

• 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
• Thrombolysis (drugs to break up clot)
• Drugs for underlying conditions such as hypertension and diabetes
• more treatments...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Eye symptoms (5412 causes)
• Face symptoms (8109 causes)
• Head symptoms (10192 causes)
• Vision symptoms (2526 causes)
• Neurological symptoms (9575 causes)
• Brain symptoms (2787 causes)
• Visual problems (2143 causes)
• Nerve symptoms (9132 causes)
• Vision distortion (1970 causes)
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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)

Detailed list of causes of Achromatopsia

The list below shows some of the causes of Achromatopsia mentioned in various sources:

• Achromatopsia - Achromatopia
• Malfunction of the retinal phototransduction pathway
• more causes...»

See full list of 2 causes of Achromatopsia

How Common are these Causes of Achromatopsia?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Achromatopsia. Of the 2 causes of Achromatopsia that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 2 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 2 causes of Achromatopsia

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Achromatopsia:

The following list of conditions have 'Achromatopsia' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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• Achromatopsia ... Achromatopia

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What are the alternative names for Achromatopsia:

Rod monochromatism
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Classifications of Achromatopsia:

Medical Conditions associated with Achromatopsia:

Eye symptoms (5412 causes), Face symptoms (8109 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Vision symptoms (2526 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Visual problems (2143 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Vision distortion (1970 causes)

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• Introduction: Achromatopsia
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