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macular dystrophy

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macular dystrophy,
any of a variety of eye disorders that damage the central part of the retina. Several of the disorders are related to gene mutations that affect older adults, including Sorsby's fundus dystrophy, caused by an excessive growth of blood vessels through the basal membrane, which thickens and bleeds. See also macular degeneration.


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MOST MD * sufferers are pensioners but some children can develop macular dystrophy as young as 10 years old.
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The 47-year-old mumof-three, who has a hereditary disease called macular dystrophy, felt her chances of a "normal" life were over.
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Rob Owen, 61, of Wallasey fell victim to macular dystrophy in 1993, but having taken to the waves is heading to trials for the Blind Sailing Championships in Roturua, New Zealand, next March.
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