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Understanding Hereditary Eye Disease

A comprehensive clinical database linking hereditary ocular conditions with nontechnical descriptions for patients and detailed summaries for clinicians — maintained by the University of Arizona.

Ophthalmology surgery

Clinical Information

Detailed summaries for healthcare providers

Comprehensive clinical descriptions including diagnostic criteria, molecular genetics, ophthalmic features, and references to primary literature. Linked directly to OMIM, PubMed, and DOI.

Patient receiving an eye exam.

Patient Information

Plain-language disorder descriptions

Access nontechnical summaries of hereditary eye conditions — written to be understandable without a medical background. Includes inheritance patterns, common symptoms, and links to patient support organizations.

690+

HEREDITORY DISORDERS

Catalogued with clinical summaries

2100+

LITERATURE CITATIONS

Linked to PubMed and online databases

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IMAGES AND ILLUSTRATIONS

Cellular diagrams with genetics and clinical photos