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Wondering if any genetic link has been found with early onset hereditary macular degeneration and EDS III.
I have 6 generations of EDS. 2 siblings in one generation have Early onset (in their 20’s) hereditary macular degeneration.The “fundus” study got me thinking about this …an interesting puzzle.
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I’d be interested in this too, as all 3 of my fathers siblings have gone blind to some degree, so there’s an eye weakness that seems to run on his side of the family. I know for sure that one of them had Macular Degeneration.
Barbara
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Head & Neck Injury 2002, POTS, EDS, CCI (with PG & CS), WAD, Empty Sella, Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction, Mild Radiculopathy & small fibre neuropathy (right leg & foot resp.)Not sure. Not always lots of research about EDS, but I wouldn’t be surprised. Our eyes are connective tissue mostly.
That is very interesting stuff about question with Hereditary Macular Degeneration. I have always found it weird how I have inheredited Macular Degeneration in one of my eyes which they found when I was 20 years old.
I have had to wear hard contact lenses since I was 14 or 15 years old. My eye doctor has tried to get me into soft contact lenses at 3 different times in my life and for some reason every attempt has failed. I’m the only person in my family of 4 who has to wear hard contacts, everyone else can wear soft ones for some reason.
If you find out any connection between Macular Degeneration and EDS please let me know.
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