You may never have heard of aniridia, a genetic disorder that robs people of their vision. But researchers studying the condition say it could give insight into some common health problems -- from ...

Canadian scientists have developed a potential cure for a rare eye disease, aniridia, that severely limits the vision of human beings. Scientists from the University of British Columbia and ...

Severe forms of isolated aniridia cause vision impairment later in life. Robert Miller et al. published the results of a review of the case records of 440 people with Wilms tumor, a rare embryonic ...

Such damage may be caused by a congenital condition called aniridia, in which people are born with a partial or missing iris, or it could happen later in life from a traumatic injury or surgical ...

You may never have heard of aniridia, a genetic disorder that robs people of their vision. But researchers studying the condition say it could give insight into some common health problems – from ...

When I was seven years old, an ophthalmologist told me that I was born with aniridia. It is an eye disorder characterized by a complete or partial absence of the iris (colored part of the eye). This ...

Aniridia is a rare, genetic disorder in which the iris is partially or completely missing or damaged. It affects approximately 1 in 50,000 to 100,000 people in the US and can severely affect vision.

Review was made of the medical charts of all patients with Wilms's tumor (nephroblastoma, embryoma of the kidney) currently listed in the diagnostic files of six hospitals and diagnosed between ...

People with aniridia may be very light sensitive (photophobic) and report symptoms of glare. They may develop other eye problems such as glaucoma, cataract and corneal opacification. The degree of ...

People with aniridia often have metabolic disorders, including obesity, high blood sugar and diabetes. Some children develop a type of kidney cancer called Wilms tumor.

Congenital aniridia is a rare condition in which the iris has not formed properly, so it is missing or underdeveloped. It affects both eyes. The amount of iris tissue missing varies from person to ...