Etymology

Norrie disease

Today it means: A genetic disorder that primarily affects the eye, usually leading to blindness, and sometimes involves mental retardation and/or progressive loss of hearing. Full definition →

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Named after the Danish ophthalmologist Gordon Norrie (1855–1941).

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