Retinal dystrophy
Retinal dystrophy is an abnormality of the retina associated with a hereditary process. Retinal dystrophies are defined by their predominantly monogenic inheritance and they are frequently associated with loss or dysfunction of photoreceptor cells as a primary or secondary event. [ ORCID:0000-0003-0986-4123 ]
Term info
- SNOMEDCT_US:314407005
- MSH:D058499
- UMLS:C0854723
Retinal dystrophy is an abnormality of the retina associated with a hereditary process. Retinal dystrophies are defined by their predominantly monogenic inheritance and they are frequently associated with loss or dysfunction of photoreceptor cells as a primary or secondary event.
HP:0007736, HP:0007982, HP:0007974, HP:0007910
Breakdown of light-sensitive cells in back of eye
HP:0000556