FEVR is short for Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy. A big
name but actually it is simply a description of the condition
which affects people around the world. To make it easy to
understand, lets break it up...Familial - This means that it
runs in the "family" (i.e. a genetic disease) Exudative - Refers
to the whitish fluid exuded from abnormal blood vessels. (see
pictures of the fluid) Vitreo - Refers to a disease of the
vitreous humor, the transparent gel like substance filling the
eye. Retinopathy - Refers to abnormal changes in the blood
vessels of the eye which feed the retina. The retina is the thin
layer in the back of the eye which changes light into electrical
signals which are then sent to the brain and decoded, giving us
an image when we open our eye(s). FEVR is a variable disease
which means it varies in intensity from person to person. Severe
cases of FEVR can cause a number of eye problems such as FEVR is
a genetic disease. While its causes at this time cannot be
treated or cured, its symptom