While there are numerous diseases that afflict the eyes, including glaucoma and macular degeneration, brought on by aging, Rod-Cone Dystrophy is a genetically based deterioration of vision that children are born with. It is caused by damage to the genes that direct the creation of proteins crucial make up the rods and cones cells in the retina. These are what provide us with both day and night vision. Without a sufficient amount of these proteins, vision deteriorates and blindness may result. While rod cells provide...
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