Aniridia / Disease

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Aniridia

Synonyms of Aniridia

Irideremia

Disorder Subdivisions

AN 1
AN 2
Aniridia Associated with Mental Retardation
Aniridia Type I
Aniridia Type II
WAGR Syndrome
Wilms Tumor Aniridia Gonadoblastoma Mental Retardation

General Discussion
Aniridia is a rare genetic vision disorder characterized by abnormal development of the eye's iris. The iris is the circular colored membrane in the middle of the eyeball. It is perforated in the center by an opening known as the pupil, which regulates the amount of light that enters the eye. Aniridia is characterized by partial or complete absence of the iris. Various forms of aniridia have been identified. Each can be distinguished by accompanying symptoms.

Organizations related to Aniridia

Aniridia Network
17 Sandmartin Crescent
Colchester, Essex None CO3 8WQ
Phone #: 44 -077-79 859 624
800 #: N/A
e-mail: Hannah@aniriddia.org
Home page: http://www.aniridia.org
Blind Children's Fund
311 W. Broadway
Mt. Pleasant MI 48858
Phone #: 989-779-9966
800 #: --
e-mail: bcf@blindchildrensfund.org
Home page: http://www.blindchildrensfund.org
Cornea Research Foundation of America
9002 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis IN 46260
Phone #: 317-844-5610
800 #: 800-317-3937
e-mail: elainevoci@cornea.org
Home page: http://www.cornea.org
MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay WI 54301-1243
Phone #: 920-336-5333
800 #: 877-336-5333
e-mail: mums@netnet.net
Home page: http://www.netnet.net/mums/
NIH/National Eye Institute
Building 31 Rm 6A32
Bethesda MD 20892-2510
Phone #: 301-496-5248
800 #: --
e-mail: 2020@nei.nih.gov
Home page: http://www.nei.nih.gov/
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI)
P.O. Box 317
Watertown MA 02472
Phone #: 617-972-7441
800 #: 800-562-6265
e-mail: napvi@perkins.org
Home page: http://www.napvi.org
National Association for Visually Handicapped
22 West 21st Street
New York NY 10010
Phone #: 212-889-3141
800 #: --
e-mail: staff@navh.org
Home page: http://www.navh.org
The Arc (a national organization on mental retardation)
1010 Wayne Ave
Silver Spring MD 20910
Phone #: 301-565-3842
800 #: 800-433-5255
e-mail: info@thearc.org
Home page: http://www.thearc.org/

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