Orla Comerford Explained

Orla Comerford (born 14 September 1997) is an Irish Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events at the international level.^{[1] [2] [3]} She has Stargardt's disease, which is an inherited retinal disease. Its main symptom is loss of visual acuity, uncorrectable with glasses.^{[4] [5]}

External links

• • Orla Comerford at Paralympics Ireland

Notes and References

1. Web site: Orla Comerford - IPC Athlete Bio . 22 April 2020 . ipc.infostradasports.com.
2. Web site: Orla Comerford - Paralympics Ireland . 22 April 2020 . Paralympics Ireland . 3 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191203100121/https://www.paralympics.ie/orla-comerford . live .
3. Web site: From Leaving Cert points to Paralympics: teen sprint sensation living the athletics dream . 3 September 2016 . the42.ie . 22 April 2020 . 23 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210123040741/https://www.the42.ie/orla-comerford-rio-paralympics-interview-2957904-Sep2016/ . live .
4. Web site: Orla Comerford . 2024-09-16 . Paralympics . en-US.
5. Sahel . José-Alain . Marazova . Katia . Audo . Isabelle . February 2015 . Clinical Characteristics and Current Therapies for Inherited Retinal Degenerations . Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine . 5 . 2 . a017111 . 10.1101/cshperspect.a017111 . 2157-1422 . 4315917 . 25324231.