Rare Eye Diseases That Cause Blindness?

• Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Legal blindness can be caused by age-related macular degeneration (AMD) because this disease affects the central vision provided by the macula (the specialized central part of the retina).
• Retinitis Pigmentosa.
• Diabetic Retinopathy.
• Glaucoma.
• Cataract.

What are some eye diseases that cause blindness?

The five most common diseases that can lead to vision loss or blindness:

1. Diabetic retinopathy.
2. Age-related macular degeneration.
3. Cataracts.
4. Glaucoma.
5. Eye injury or trauma.

What is the rarest eye disease?

Examples of rare eye diseases include:

• Bietti’s crystalline dystrophy.
• Coloboma.
• Idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
• Microphthalmia (missing or small eyes)
• Retinitis pigmentosa.
• Retinoblastoma.
• Stargardt disease.
• Usher syndrome.

What illnesses affect your eyes?

Eye diseases like macular degeneration, glaucoma, and cataracts, can cause vision problems.