Best’s diseased (vitelliform macular dystrophy)

Posted by beckydubolsky @beckydubolsky, May 16, 2023

Hello 👋
Is there anyone in this group who has been diagnosed with vitelloform macular dystrophy (Best’s disease)?

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I was diagnosed about 12 months ago.
Thank God my right eye only

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Glad to meet you as Best’s is a rare disease. May I ask:
How old are you?
What lead to your diagnosis?
How were you diagnosed?

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I was diagnosed with Bests in the last 12 months.
Went for a simple eye test where they found a "lesion" and was referred to a Ophthalmologist, then the eye and ear hospital.
Just now awaiting the confirmation from genetic testing.

Its in my left eye, and I am 32 years old.
No mention of Bests in my family history.
Feels like a very random diagnosis to receive, but it is what it is hey!

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It runs in my family if you have any additional questions! Through genetic testing, it has been established that we have the genetic mutation causing the disease.

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