Cataracts and Macular Oedema
Cataracts and macular oedema are both associated with inherited sight loss and may respond to treatment.
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Aavantgarde Bio Ush1B study at Moorfields
Aavantgarde Bio Ush1B study at Moorfields
Funding paves the way for achromatopsia
A research project funded by Retina UK helped pave the way to a new gene therapy that has recently produced encouraging results in two young people with achromatopsia, a condition that causes complete colour-blindness and poor overall vision from birth.
x-linked inheritance
X-linked inheritance means that the faulty gene is located on the X chromosome, the larger of the two sex chromosomes.
Gene Therapy improves functional measures in XLRP
Beacon Therapeutics announced positive results from their phase 2 gene therapy trial for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) caused by mutations in the RPGR gene.
Significantly worse vision found in female carriers of X-linked RP and Choroideremia
It was previously believed that female carriers of X-linked inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) like X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (RP and Choroideremia) remained unaffected by sight loss.
Disappointing news from ProQR clinical trial for LCA10
ProQR has published the top-line results from its Phase 2/3 “Illuminate” trial of the RNA therapy sepofarsen for Leber congenital amaurosis type 10 caused by a specific mutation in the CEP290 gene.