Information and support
How to see a genetic eye specialist?
Coping with sight loss
Eye Clinic Liaison Officers (ECLOs)
Education and learning
Family support service (FSS)
Registration for sight impairment
Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS)
Driving and alternative transport
Genetics basics and inheritance pattern
Genetic counselling and genetic testing: for patients
Genetic counselling: for professionals
Clinical genetic testing: for professionals
Microphthalmia, anophthalmia, coloboma (MAC) and aniridia
Cataract and lens associated
Anterior segment dysgenesis including glaucoma
Therapies under research
Searching for current research or trials
Research Opportunities At Moorfields
Axenfeld-Rieger Anomaly (ARA) and Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome (ARS): for professionals
Axenfeld-Reiger anomaly is a form of anterior segment dysgenesis with increased risk of glaucoma development. The main ocular feature is posterior embryotoxon. Other features include iris and pupil abnormalities. Axenfeld-Reiger syndrome is ARA with dental defect, craniofacial anomalies and redundant periumbilical skin.
Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome: for patients
Axenfeld-Reiger syndrome is a genetic condition that primarily affects the eyes. Patients are at high risk of developing glaucoma. ARS can also involve other parts of the body in some patients, primarily the face, teeth and umbilicus.