Here’s what to know about the irreversible eye disease at the center of the new National Geographic documentary Blink.

LCA16 is a retinal dystrophy resulting from a genetic mutation which expresses a critical ion channel in retinal pigment epithelium cells.

A number of recent clinical trials have suggested that gene therapy could help treat diseases of the eye that cause vision ...

Researchers have identified a protein involved in the early stages of AMD and found that blocking its activity could reduce the formation of drusen, the lipid deposits in the retina that are a ...

Andelyn Biosciences, Inc., a leading and patient-focused cell and gene therapy Contract Development and Manufacturing ...

Findings supported by the NIH pave the way for the development of genetic testing, clinical trials, and therapies.

A French woman’s dye job inadvertently turned out to be perilous for her vision. In a new case report this week, the woman’s doctors describe how she began to experience retinal detachment and ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) initially shows no significant symptoms but gradually leads to decreased central ...

Tear formation is usually associated with migration of retinal pigment epithelial cells from under the neurosensory retina into the vitreal cavity. These cells, if present, are seen as pigment ...

Retinopathy associated with the use of hair dye aromatic amines (RAHDAA) is a rare form of retinopathy that is caused due to ...

including retinal pigment epithelium cells and photoreceptors. More research is needed to understand the UBAP1L gene's exact ...

Scientists have identified a gene responsible for some inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), which are a group of disorders that ...