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  • Preventing eye disease in retinitis pigmentosa
    News - 22 Mar 2005
    Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an inherited eye disease that causes visual disability leading to blindness. Over the last 15 years, researchers have pinpointed defects in dozens of genes causing...
  • Fetal tissue restores lost sight from retinitis pigmentosa
    News - 28 Oct 2004
    Three years ago Elisabeth Bryant believed she would be blind for the rest of her life. "I couldn't see anything," she says. Now, although her vision is not perfect, she can see well enough to read,...
  • Potential stem cells treatment for retinitis pigmentosa and other retinal degenerations
    News - 16 Sep 2004
    A team of researchers from The Scripps Research Institute was able to preserve visual function in mice that were genetically predisposed to developing a profound degenerative disease that destroys...
  • Scientists use non-viral, synthetic nanoparticle carrier to restores vision
    News - 1 Apr 2010
    Take a look at this: Scientists from Buffalo, Cleveland, and Oklahoma City made a huge step toward making the blind see, and they did it by using a form of gene therapy that does not involve the use...
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa Genetics
    Health - 6 Jul 2023
    Retinitis pigmentosa is one of the commonest forms of inherited retina degenerative blindness worldwide. With the advent of molecular technologies it has become easier to identify the genetic defects...
  • Neuropathy, Ataxia and Retinitis Pigmentosa (NARP Syndrome)
    Health - 22 Aug 2023
    Neuropathy, ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa, also known as NARP syndrome, is a rare genetic condition characterized by numerous signs and symptoms which affect the nervous system. People with NARP...
  • What is Retinitis Pigmentosa?
    Health - 7 Jul 2023
    Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a disease condition that was first identified and named by Dr. Donders in 1857. Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of related conditions that are inherited, progressive and...
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa Diagnosis
    Health - 6 Jul 2023
    Retinitis pigmentosa is commonly identified by the examination of the appearance of the retina using slit lamp biomicroscopy. Common findings on examination and steps in diagnosis include...
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa Symptoms
    Health - 6 Jul 2023
    Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of related conditions associated with progressive degeneration of the light sensitive retina that lies at the back of the eye ball. This layer of photo sensitive cells...
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa Cause
    Health - 6 Jul 2023
    Retinitis pigmentosa is characterised by changes in the pigment layer of the retina. The pigment layer of the retina invades and damages the nerve layer and with time it affects the blood vessels of...

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