Don’t fight Choroidal dystrophy central areolar alone.
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Orpha Number: 75377
Definition
Central areolar choroidal dystrophy (CACD) is a hereditary macular disorder, usually presenting between the ages of 30-60, characterized by a large area of atrophy in the centre of the macula and the loss or absence of photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium and choriocapillaris in this area, resulting in a progressive decrease in visual acuity.
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Source: GARD Last updated on 05-01-20
80%-99% of people have these symptoms.
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Abnormality of dental color |
Ventriculomegaly |
Full-thickness macular hole |
Hyperautofluorescent macular lesion |
30%-79% of people have these symptoms.
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Chin with horizontal crease |
Large vessel vasculitis |
Reduced visual acuity |
Foveal photoreceptor outer segment loss on macular OCT |
Macular atrophy |
Slow decrease in visual acuity |
5%-29% of people have these symptoms.
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Retinal pigment epithelial mottling |
Absent retinal pigment epithelium |
Choriocapillaris atrophy |
Perifoveal ring of hyperautofluorescence |
Drusen |
1%-4% of people have these symptoms.
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Dyschromatopsia |
Urinary mulberry cells |
Nyctalopia |
An unknown % of people have these symptoms.
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