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Top 10 rare ophthalmology diseases
Measured by: prevalence
Disease | Estimated US prevalence | Age of onset |
---|---|---|
Bietti's Crystalline Dystrophy | 4,950 | |
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension | 6,600 | |
Batten disease | 13,200 | |
Best disease (vitelliform macular dystrophy) | 19,800 | |
Retinoblastoma | 19,800 | |
Usher syndrome | 23,100 | |
Neuromyelitis optica (Devic disease) | 34,650 | |
Stargardt Disease | 39,600 | |
Retinitis Pigmentosa | 82,500 | |
Uveitis | 100,000-135,000 | |
Coloboma | 33,000-40,000 | |
Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia | 33,000-40,000 | |
Behçet's Disease | 9,000-17,200 |