ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Knobloch syndrome

So, there's this thing called Knobloch Syndrome that affects some people's eyes and brains. Basically, people with this syndrome have something wrong with a gene that helps build their eyes and brain properly. It's kind of like if you were building a tower out of blocks, but you were missing a really important block, so the tower doesn't stand up straight and it may even fall over.

Because of this problem with their genes, people with Knobloch Syndrome might have trouble seeing or their eyes might move funny. Some people might even go blind. They might also have trouble with their brain, like feeling really tired or not being able to think clearly.

Doctors and scientists are working hard to try to figure out ways to help people with Knobloch Syndrome, like giving them special glasses, using special computer programs to help them see, or even doing surgery to try to fix some of the problems in their eyes and brain. It's like they're trying to put extra blocks on the tower to help it stand up better.

People with Knobloch Syndrome might face some challenges, but they are still totally awesome people and can do amazing things!