All through school, Rick Bishop, 58, wore thick glasses for nearsightedness. As an adult, he was outfitted with two hearing aids. At 40, he had a detached retina in his left eye. “I thought that was a ...
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Ian Oliver isn’t your typical 11-year-old kid. Ian has battled Stickler Syndrome for quite some time now. This rare connective tissue disorder greatly affects Ian’s sight and ...
Housemate Mikey Hughes lost his sight due to a rare genetic disorder called Stickler Syndrome, the Sunday Mirror has revealed. The newspaper claims that he lost the sight in his left eye at the age of ...
John A. Moran Eye Center surgeon-scientist Eileen Hwang, MD, PhD, investigates an under-researched part of the eye known as the vitreous, the transparent gel that fills the eye. A recent award from ...
Overview A group of hereditary disorders of the connective tissue that causes problems of vision, hearing, joint and facial abnormalities. Symptoms It is characterized by distinctive facial features, ...