In patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), crucial cells in the retina known as rods and cones die over time; night blindness eventually sets in; tunnel vision follows; and some individuals become ...

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma are advancing the fight against inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) with new genetic research that aims to improve diagnoses and lay the groundwork for future ...

New findings from researchers at Mass Eye and Ear, a member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, indicate that rare genetic diseases like inherited retinal degenerations are not monogenetic ...

Researchers from Radboud university medical center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited blindness. Their study shows that changes in specific pieces of DNA, which ...

May is IRD and Genetic Testing Month at Prevent Blindness, raising awareness of conditions like Stargardt disease and the value of genetic testing.

A CRISPR therapy injected directly into the eye shows promise in treating the most common form of inherited vision loss in children, an early trial suggests. This form of vision loss, called Leber ...

Color blindness, or color vision deficiency, causes a person to see colors differently from most other people. There are several types of color blindness. Color vision deficiency or loss has multiple ...

There are three main types of color vision deficiency: red-green, blue-yellow, and complete. Color blindness, or color vision deficiency, affects the way you perceive color and can make it hard to ...