A rare degenerative inherited eye disease that appears at birth or in the first few months of life that results in a loss of vision. Not to be confused with LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY, the disease is thought to be caused by abnormal development of PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS in the RETINA, or by the extremely premature degeneration of retinal cells.
Also Known As:
Amaurosis, Leber Congenital; Congenital Amaurosis of Retinal Origin; Congenital Retinal Blindness; Dysgenesis Neuroepithelialis Retinae; Hereditary Epithelial Dysplasia of Retina; Hereditary Retinal Aplasia; Heredoretinopathia Congenitalis; Leber Abiotrophy; Leber Congenital Tapetoretinal Degeneration; Leber's Amaurosis; Abiotrophies, Leber; Abiotrophy, Leber; Amauroses, Leber Congenital; Amauroses, Leber's; Amaurosis, Leber's; Blindness, Congenital Retinal; Blindnesses, Congenital Retinal; Congenital Amauroses, Leber; Congenital Amaurosis, Leber; Congenital Retinal Blindnesses; Leber Abiotrophies; Leber Amaurosis; Leber Congenital Amauroses; Leber's Amauroses; Lebers Amaurosis; Retinal Blindnesses, Congenital