About IRD Inherited Retinal Diseases (IRDs) are relatively unknown by those not directly affected by them. IRD patients often come up against a lack of awareness. It is not uncommon for them to be (wrongly) thought of as inevitable age-related sight problems – and dismissed accordingly. The reality is that IRDs sadly have no such limitation. And the fact that these diseases remain relatively rare is of little consolation to those whose lives are blighted by the resulting loss of sight – and freedom. https://www.piphealth.com/