Fundus exam can appear normal early in the course and later patients can develop retinal pigment epithelial mottling and atrophy.Įlectroretinography (ERG) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of achromatopsia. Color vision testing is severely or completely diminished and pupillary exam in children can demonstrate a paradoxical pupil, where the pupil initially constricts on dimming of light. Visual acuity ranges from 20/200 or worse in complete achromatopsia to 20/80 in incomplete achromatopsia. There are no systemic abnormalities associated with achromatopsia and patients can expect a normal life expectancy. Patients with achromatopsia also have a high rate of hyperopia requiring spectacle correction.
Nystagmus often develops within the first several weeks of life and is commonly the first symptom noted by parents or pediatricians. Patients typically present at a young age with hemeralopia, glare, decreased visual acuity, absent or diminished color vision and pendular nystagmus. Other implicated genes include GNAT2, PDE6C, PDE6H and ATF6. These mutations result in a significant decline in cone function. The CNG channels are located on photoreceptor outer segment cell membranes and are involved in signal transduction.
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The most common mutations affect genes that code for or regulate cone cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) cation channel subunits, including CNGB3 in 50% of cases and CNGA3 in 25% of cases. This autosomal recessive disease affects all three types of retinal cones. The island of Pingelap has a uniquely high achromatopsia prevalence, an observation popularized by the late author Oliver Sacks’ book ‘The Island of the Colorblind.’ Since a typhoon in the late 1700s that dramatically reduced the population, the prevalence of achromatopsia has risen to almost 10% due to a founder effect and high homozygosity of a mutation in CNGA3. Achromatopsia is also distinguished from more common forms of color blindness by the fact that all three types of cones are defective.Īchromatopsia is estimated to affect approximately 1 in 30,000 individuals worldwide. Retinal achromatopsia is distinct from cerebral achromatopsia, the latter of which consists of poor color discrimination due to cerebral pathology. The disease can be complete with total lack of cone function, also known as rod monochromacy, or incomplete with reduced cone function. The disease does not affect either mental capacity, or reproductive ability.Achromatopsia is recognized by the following codes per the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) nomenclature:Īchromatopsia is a rare, bilateral inherited retinal degeneration affecting all three types of cone photoreceptor cells that results in reduced visual acuity, photophobia, hemeralopia, and severe loss of color discrimination. Children with achondroplasia have a very high risk of serious and repeated middle ear infections, which can result in hearing loss. The narrowed foramen magnum may disrupt the normal flow of fluid between the brain and the spinal cord, resulting in the accumulation of too much fluid in the brain ( hydrocephalus).
Because the foramen magnum and spinal canal are abnormally narrowed, nerve damage may occur if the spinal cord or nerves become compressed. The face often displays an overly prominent forehead, and a relative lack of development of the face in the area of the upper jaw. The bridge of the nose often has a scooped out appearance termed "saddle nose." The lower back has an abnormal curvature, or sway back. The appearance of short limbs and normal head size actually makes the head appear to be oversized. Their trunk is usually of normal size, as is their head. People with achondroplasia have abnormally short arms and legs.
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