Inherited retinal dystrophy (IRD) isn’t one disease. It’s many different ones that cause your retina to break down and stop working. They can make you color-blind or night blind. Others can lead to ...

When I found out I have retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a type of inherited retinal dystrophy, I was shocked. Nobody in my family has vision problems. I had some trouble with my vision, but I thought it ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The loss of UBAP1L gene function appears to be associated with nonsyndromic retinal dystrophy, according to ...

MeiraGTx Holdings plc announced promising results from a first-in-human study published in The Lancet, involving a gene therapy treatment for children with AIPL1-associated retinal dystrophy, ...

CHICAGO — Children with a rare, inherited retinal disorder who were treated with the first Food and Drug Administration-approved gene therapy had noticeable improvements in vision that may be related ...

Odylia Therapeutics Inc. has announced it is working under a codevelopment partnership with the NPHP1 Family Foundation to create an AAV-based gene replacement therapy for retinal dystrophy caused by ...

LONDON and NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MeiraGTx Holdings plc (Nasdaq: MGTX), a vertically integrated, clinical stage genetic medicines company, today announced the publication of ...

ATLANTA, May 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Odylia Therapeutics, a nonprofit (501(c)3) biotechnology company dedicated to advancing treatments for rare diseases, today announced its latest pipeline project: ...

A study has uncovered a mutation in the IFT122 gene in blind dogs. The gene defect now discovered results in the progressive destruction of photoreceptor cells and retinal dystrophy. IFT122 is a new ...