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Eales Disease
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Synonyms
- Eales Retinopathy
- Idiopathic Peripheral Periphlebitis
Disorder Subdivisions
- None
General Discussion
Eales Disease is a rare disorder of sight that appears as an inflammation and white haze around the outercoat of the veins in the retina. The disorder is most prevalent among young males and normally affects both eyes. Usually, vision is suddenly blurred because the clear jelly that fills the eyeball behind the lens of the eye seeps out (vitreous hemorrhaging).
Resources
Schepens Eye Research Institute
20 Staniford Street
Boston
MA
02114-2500
Tel: (617)912-0100
Fax: (617)912-0101
geninfo@vision.eri.harvard.edu
http://www.theschepens.org/
NIH/National Eye Institute
Building 31 Rm 6A32
31 Center Dr MSC 2510
Bethesda
MD
20892-2510
United States
Tel: (301)496-5248
Fax: (301)402-1065
2020@nei.nih.gov
http://www.nei.nih.gov/
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Last Updated: 8/8/2007
Copyright 1991, 1999, 2007 National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
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