Norrie's disease

Norrie's disease

 [nor´rēz]

an X-linked disorder, present from birth, consisting of bilateral blindness from retinal malformation with possible mental retardation and deafness developing later.

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Norrie's disease

Ophthalmology A bilateral XR condition of early onset, characterized by deafness, mental retardation, cataracts, and pseudoglioma

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