Initial rapid decrease in visual acuity in siblings with Stargardt's disease.

Two siblings with Stargardt's disease who had an initial rapid decrease in visual acuity were reported. The 8-year-old boy and his 5-year-old sister experienced a bilateral visual decrease within a period of 3 months. Their parents had a consanguineous relationship. Macular changes and blocked choroidal fluorescence were noted bilaterally in both children. Normal color vision, normal or subnormal electroretinographic findings, and subnormal electro-oculographic responses were found. Stargardt's disease should be included in the list of conditions showing rapid decrease in visual acuity.