curra Report post Posted March 31, 2007 My son is completely blind in one eye due to a retinal detachment at birth. His other eye is good, but he doesn't have peripherical vision and that makes him clumsy. The condition is called Coats disease and is genetic. Does anyone know is there is a link between this rare disorder and autism? Curra Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiley Report post Posted April 1, 2007 I haven't heard of Coats disease before - but Ian Jordan is the 'eye guy' around here - you could try PMing him.....?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
curra Report post Posted April 1, 2007 Thanks, Smiley! <'> It's a very rare disorder that not even some GPs know about. There's a retinal detachment in one eye because the blood vessels are too weak and they leak. My son had a laser op to stop the leakage but the loss of vision was complete. It's supposed to be genetic. I'll PM Ian. Curra Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites