How does a retinal specialist diagnose a patient with a retinal disease?

www.fightblindness.org | An interview with Jacque Duncan, M.D., part 1 of 12. Dr. Duncan is a researcher and professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at the University of California, San Francisco. She has expertise in the diagnosis and management of patients with retinal degenerations including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinitis pigmentosa, cone-rod dystrophy and Stargardt disease.

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Wow your really smart! I have progressive cone dystrophy and am legally blind. I first thought there was a problem with my vision 8 years ago. I found out I was legally blind around 3 years ago. I saw doctor after doctor after doctor until I was finally sent to the dallas retna center where they did many tests with light and response of my eye and color charts and gene test. Now I know that both my mom and dad carry a gene that caused both my sister and I to get this disease. Ever since I found out I had cone dystrophy we have been going to the retna center every 6 months for more test since this disease has not been seen at such an early stage.