Disease or Syndrome
retinal dystrophy
ret·i·nal dys·tro·phy
Subclass of:
Retinal Degeneration
Definitions related to retinal dystrophies:
  • (retinal dystrophy) Chronic and progressive degeneration of the retina of the eye.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (retinal dystrophy) Retinal dystrophy is an abnormality of the retina associated with a hereditary process. Retinal dystrophies are defined by their predominantly monogenic inheritance and they are frequently associated with loss or dysfunction of photoreceptor cells as a primary or secondary event.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • A group of disorders involving predominantly the posterior portion of the ocular fundus, due to degeneration in the sensory layer of the RETINA; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CHOROID; or a combination of these tissues.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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