Dismiss this notification
PatientsLikeMe would like to remind you that your browser is out of date and many features of the website may not function as expected.
Please update your browser
for more security and a better experience.
Cone dystrophy is the degeneration or damage to the cone cells of the retina. Cone cells are responsible for visual acuity, central vision, and ability to distinguish color.
How do members experience cone dystrophy?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cone dystrophy*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for cone dystrophy*
Lithium carbonate wasn't helping ALS patients, and we learned it faster than the clinical trials did. Read about it in
Nature.
Insomnia is more common—in fact worse—for people with chronic conditions. Read about it on the
blog.
Interacting with other PatientsLikeMe members improves your health. Read it on
healthaffairs.org.
The severity of Parkinson's Disease symptoms changes faster than researchers thought, so clinical trials should be designed differently. Read about it on
JMIR.
Cone dystrophy is the degeneration or damage to the cone cells of the retina. Cone cells are responsible for visual acuity, central vision, and ability to distinguish color.
Common symptoms reported by people with cone dystrophy
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Last updated:
Treatments taken by people for cone dystrophy
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have cone dystrophy through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with cone dystrophy? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Compare treatments taken by people with cone dystrophy
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have cone dystrophy through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with cone dystrophy? Members in the forum might have the answers.