{"id":50265,"date":"2024-04-25T18:29:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T16:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2031526"},"modified":"2024-04-25T20:11:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T18:11:40","slug":"what-is-usher-syndrome-eastenders-britney-diagnosis-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-is-usher-syndrome-eastenders-britney-diagnosis-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Usher syndrome? EastEnders\u2019 Britney diagnosis explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

Britney was rushed to A&E in recent scenes. <\/p>

By Molly Moss\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 25 April 2024 at 16:29 PM<\/p>

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EastEnders is tackling a new health storyline in a plot featuring <\/span>Britney Wainwright (Lola Campbell)<\/a> after she <\/span>received a shock diagnosis in recent scenes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Viewers of the BBC One soap<\/a> have seen Britney settling into life on Albert Square in recent weeks, after Whitney Dean<\/a> (Shona McGarty) took her away from her neglectful mother, determined to foster her.<\/span><\/p>\n

But things took a turn for the worse on Monday night (22nd April) when she was involved in a bike crash and rushed to A&E, where she was eventually diagnosed <\/span>with Type 2 Usher syndrome.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whitney and Zack Hudson (James Farrar) were<\/span> told the condition will eventually lead to sight loss as well as hearing problems, the latter of which viewers will know Britney already has.<\/span><\/p>\n

But what exactly is Usher syndrome? Read on for everything you need to know about the condition.<\/p>

What is Usher syndrome? EastEnders\u2019 Britney diagnosis explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Lola Campbell as Britney in EastEnders alongside Shona McGarty as Whitney Dean.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Usher syndrome is a rare genetic disease that leads to partial or total hearing loss, and<\/span>\u00a0an <\/span>eye disease known as retinitis pigmentosa, w<\/span>hich causes <\/span>vision loss that worsens over time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Usher syndrome is categorised into three types, with each type characterised by the severity of hearing loss.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most people with Type 1 are born with severe to profound hearing loss.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Britney\u2019s case, she has been diagnosed with Type 2 Usher syndrome, which is less severe. People with Type 2 are born with hearing loss, but their vision doesn\u2019t start to deteriorate until they\u2019re teenagers or adults.<\/span><\/p>\n

Usher syndrome Type 3 doesn\u2019t develop until later in life.<\/span><\/p>\n

The EastEnders storyline marks the first time the condition has been explored in a major British soap.<\/span><\/p>\n

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