Treatment of Stargardt’s disease in Germany

Stargardt’s disease is a pathology of the retina, the progression of which provokes the development of total blindness. It manifests itself in childhood and adolescence. The main cause is heredity. But here everything is not so simple. In some cases, the pathology does not show itself in any way, and in others, immediate treatment of Stargardt’s disease is required.

Key features

The first symptoms appear around the age of 6. Sometimes the child sees bright colors around him/her well and weakly — pale colors. There are cases when patients have impaired perception of colors and shades. So, for example, many see red as light green.

As the disease develops and if untreated, the clarity of vision is lost, the functionality of the optic nerve decreases, and the person becomes blind.

Therapy and prognosis

When treating Stargardt’s disease in Germany, the patient is prescribed medication and physiotherapy procedures. Among the drugs usually used are vasodilators, antioxidants, vitamin complexes.

If you ignore the doctor’s appointments, the disease progresses. In some cases slower, in others faster. Everything is very individual. Therefore, it is worth paying attention to the recommendations of the ophthalmologist and exactly follow the prescriptions.