Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a rare inherited eye disease that appears at birth or in the first few months of life, and affects around 1 in 80,000 of the population.
It was first described by Theodore Leber in the 19th century. (It should not be confused with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, which is a different disease also described by Theodore Leber.)
Amaurosis refers to a loss of vision not associated with a lesion, and congenita...
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