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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

At the age of 22, Chris was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa ... things in your peripheral vision, leaving a central narrow field of vision known as having "tunnel vision".

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

Annie's Cake Creations is hosting a New Year Giveaway which can only be entered by nominating a person with a disability or someone who cares for ...

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 ...

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." ...