There are a few other (rare) kinds of macular degeneration with similar symptoms but unrelated in etiology to Wet or Dry age-related macular degeneration. They are all genetic disorders that may occur in childhood or middle age. Vitelliform macular dystrophy Sorsby's fundus dystrophy is an autosomal dominant, retinal disease characterized by sudden acuity loss resulting from untreatable submacular neovascularisation Stargardt's disease (juvenile macular degeneration, STGD) is an autosomal recessive retinal disorder characterized by juvenile-onset macular dystrophy, alterations of the peripheral retina, and subretinal deposition of lipofuscin-like material. Similar symptoms with a very different etiology and different treatment can be caused by epiretinal membrane or macular pucker or any other condition affecting the macula, such as central serous retinopathy. Notable cases Judi Dench Joan Plowright Peter Sallis June Brown S. Robert Morgan See also Ophthalmology Macula of retina Visual impairment Gene therapy for color blindness Gene therapy of the human retina Stem cell therapy for macular degeneration References External links Disorders of choroid and retina Senescence Wikipedia medicine articles ready to translate Wikipedia neurology articles ready to translate Visual disturbances and blindness