or Stargardt Disease is a Congenital and Genetic eye disease. The most common of the Macula Dystrophies and Inherited Retinal Diseases.
Having said that, It is thought that approximately only 1 in 8000 to 10,000 adults and children have Stargardt disease.
This is a rare disease.
I have a diagnosis of Macular Dystrophy. I’ve had no genetic testing as yet. This, being the most common, is suspected to become the likeliest form I have.
My son will be a carrier of the disease at the very least, as I have no ‘Healthy’ eye genes to give him from my side, So he will automatically get a mutated gene from me.
He seems OK though at the moment. He will be more likely to have no problems in the future, than the other option he has of having a macula condition.
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