Objectives: Upon completion of this conference the resident/student should have an understanding of retinal degenerations associated with systemic disease and should be able to:

• Describe the epidemiology, causes, characteristics and management of retinal degenerations including:
  • Disorders involving other organ systems
    • Infantile-Onset to Early Childhood-Onset Syndromes
    • Bardet-Biedl Complex of Diseases
    • Hearing Loss and Pigmentary Retinopathy
    • Neuromuscular Disorders
    • Other Organ System Disorders
    • Paraneoplastic Retinopathy
  • Metabolic Diseases
    • Albinism
    • CNS Metabolic Abnormalities
    • Amino Acid Disorders
    • Mitochondrial Disorders
  • Systemic Drug Toxicity
    • Chloroquine Derivatives
    • Phenothiazines
    • Other agents

Reading Assignment: Please read Chapter 12 Retinal Degenerations Associated with Systemic Disease in the Retina and Vitreous book in the BCSC series.