Pearls and Pitfalls of Adaptive Optics Ophthalmoscopy in Inherited Retinal Diseases
Adaptive optics (AO) retinal imaging enables individual photoreceptors to be visualized in the clinical setting. AO imaging can be a powerful clinical tool for detecting photoreceptor degeneration at a cellular level that might be overlooked through ...
Helia Ashourizadeh +6 more
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Gene therapy restores vision in rd1 mice after removal of a confounding mutation in Gpr179 [PDF]
The rd1 mouse with a mutation in the Pde6b gene was the first strain of mice identified with a retinal degeneration. However, AAV-mediated gene supplementation of rd1 mice only results in structural preservation of photoreceptors, and restoration of the ...
Bainbridge, James W.B. +35 more
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Nationwide genetic analysis of more than 600 families with inherited eye diseases in Argentina
This study corresponds to the first large-scale genetic analysis of inherited eye diseases (IED) in Argentina and describes the comprehensive genetic profile of a large cohort of patients.
Patricio G. Schlottmann +33 more
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Inherited Macular Dystrophies in a Tertiary Care Centre
Background: Inherited macular dystrophies constitute a group of diseases characterized by bilateral central visual loss with symmetrical macular abnormalities usually presenting in the first two decades of life.
Priyanka Shrestha +7 more
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Low Vision Rehabilitation in Patients with Hereditary Retinal Dystrophy [PDF]
Objectives: To examine the methods of low vision rehabilitation in patients with hereditary retinal dystrophy. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology Department of Low Vision ...
Aysun İdil Merdoğan +3 more
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Early onset retinal dystrophies: clinical clues to diagnosis for pediatricians
Introduction Inherited retinal dystrophies are major cause of severe progressive vision loss in children. Early recognition and diagnosis are essential for timely visual rehabilitation during the appropriate stages of the visual development, as well as ...
Agnese Suppiej +6 more
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The extracellular microenvironment in immune dysregulation and inflammation in retinal disorders
Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) as well as genetically complex retinal phenotypes represent a heterogenous group of ocular diseases, both on account of their phenotypic and genotypic characteristics.
Fabiola Biasella +5 more
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Early stages of retinal development depend on Sec13 function [PDF]
ER-to-Golgi transport of proteins destined for the extracellular space or intracellular compartments depends on the COPII vesicle coat and is constitutive in all translationally active cells.
Feng, Yi +7 more
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Diagnostic Challenges in ABCA4-Associated Retinal Degeneration: One Gene, Many Phenotypes
(1) Purpose: ABCA4-associated retinal degeneration (ABCA4-RD) is a phenotypically diverse disease that often evades diagnosis, even by experienced retinal specialists.
Tien-En Tan +4 more
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Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration: Clinical Perspectives
Leonardo Lando,1,2 Shyamanga Borooah1 1Shiley Eye Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaCorrespondence: Shyamanga Borooah, Shiley Eye ...
Lando L, Borooah S
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