Retinitis pigmentosa is a rare visual disorder that ... that comes into the eye and sending it to the brain to form our vision," says Laura Di Meglio, an instructor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer ...

Chris McCausland lost his sight completely by the age of 22 due to a hereditary condition called retinitis pigmentosa, a rare ...

It usually leads to night blindness and tunnel vision, and eventually blindness ... Cheng Kwok-kwong on retinitis pigmentosa Teresa Lee, a social worker and the supervisor at the Hong Kong ...

Mouse embryonic stem cells have been successfully used by scientists to replace diseased retinal cells and restore sight in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa. Mouse embryonic stem cells have ...

Chris McCausland, who is blind due to a hereditary condition, wowed Strictly Come Dancing viewers week-on-week and has now been crowned the 2024 champion alongside Dianne Buswell ...

CHICAGO -- A mutation-agnostic gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa (RP) showed promise for improving vision in severely ...

Retinitis, also genetic, affects one in 3,000 people and causes a degeneration of cells on the outside of the retina, resulting in tunnel vision. Professor Alan Bird, a retina specialist who works ...

Nanoscope Therapeutics is on the brink of filing for FDA approval of what could be the first gene therapy for incurable eye disease retinitis pigmentosa (RP) that can be used regardless of ...

As a child, Max Hodak learned to develop film in a darkroom with his grandfather who was almost blind. Hodak’s grandfather ...

In a statement, the company said funds will be used to further develop SparingVision’s SPVNo6, for treating all forms of the rare eye disease retinitis pigmentosa. SPVN06 is a proprietary ...