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Help Drive the Next Breakthrough for People Living With Stargardt Disease
Stargardt disease affects approximately 1 in 16,800 people worldwide —an estimated 493,000 individuals. As the most common inherited macular degeneration, it often begins in childhood or early adulthood.
A loss or change in central vision is what usually leads to the initial diagnosis of Stargardt disease.
A retinal doctor examining the retinas of a person with Stargardt disease will see characteristic yellowish flecks in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The flecks are deposits of lipofuscin, a byproduct of normal retinal cell activity. However, in Stargardt disease, lipofuscin accumulates abnormally.
Your support makes it possible for us to pursue the groundbreaking research needed and bring us closer to treatments and cures for people living with Stargardt disease.
Donations made through this page are unrestricted and support the Foundation Fighting Blindness' mission to advance research for all diseases within our portfolio, not solely Stargardt disease.