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 ...

An individual affected by retinitis pigmentosa will most likely experience loss of night vision and decreased visual field.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Vision impairment could have been reported elsewhere in the UK and been missed in the medical records of the hospital. Socioeconomic status and ethnicity were not collected. The researchers ...

Considering taking supplements to treat retinitis pigmentosa? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa. Follow the links to read ...

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 ...

Ms Redfern was diagnosed with a condition that limits peripheral vision, retinitis pigmentosa ... and there's light at the end of the tunnel, it makes those challenges easier." ...