Usher Syndrome, Genetics, and Inheritance Usher syndrome is an inherited disorder ... Balance is not unaffected. The beginning of retinitis pigmentosa usually first becomes apparent during late ...

New studies in rats suggest the drug reserpine, approved in 1955 for high blood pressure, might treat the blinding disease ...

Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a rare genetic eye disorder that causes the retina’s cells to break down over time, leading to ...

Two new compounds may be able to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited eye diseases that cause blindness. The compounds, described in a study published January 14 in the open-access ...

"We are excited by the therapeutic benefits seen in retinitis pigmentosa patients with progressive and permanent loss of photoreceptors and without any treatment option," said Dr. Santosh ...

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 ...

Luke's parents are taking him on sightseeing trips as his genetic disorder slowly causes blindness. PHOENIX — It’s a powerful ...

Scientists have for the first time looked deep into the protein structure that may determine our vision - and discovered that ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking eye drop treatment that slows vision loss in animal models of retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited diseases that cause progressive blindness in humans ...

Nanoscope Therapeutics has reported data from a mid-stage clinical trial that suggests its optogenetic therapy based on light-sensitive molecules is an effective treatment for incurable eye ...