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Eye Care (Expert Forum)
aniridia
Answered by
John C Hagan III, MD, FACS - Ophthalmology
Discover Vision Centers
Kansas City - MO
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aniridia
by 1605, May 12, 2008 02:32PM
Is aniridia hereditary? Can other eye problems be caused by it. I have one son that was born with it and one daughter and three grandchildren that have other eye problems that they could have been born with.
A type of lazy eye except it is nerve not muscle damage. My son I had given up for adoption at birth that I have just been reunited with. He is 43 years old. Any answers you can give me I will appreciate.
A type of lazy eye except it is nerve not muscle damage. My son I had given up for adoption at birth that I have just been reunited with. He is 43 years old. Any answers you can give me I will appreciate.
Doctor's Answer
by John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, May 12, 2008 10:07PM
, May 12, 2008 10:07PM
Aniridia can be herediary however it doesn't mean that everyone related by blood to an individual with the problem 'will get it".
This is a great reference read it completely.
http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic43.htm
JCH III MD
This is a great reference read it completely.
http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic43.htm
JCH III MD
