Research

Researchers hope to use advanced gene editing technology to reverse the course of retinitis pigmentosa

Scientists have discovered four genetic loci that can predict the risk of developing Fuchs dystrophy with an accuracy of 78%

At least 24 patients will be enrolled in a groundbreaking pilot to treat X-linked retinitis pigmentosa using gene therapy

Researchers have shed light on a protein that assists night vision

Scientists make progress towards identifying the genes responsible for a rare degenerative eye disease

A 3D model eye grown with stem cells could help to provide insight into ocular maldevelopment

Oestrogen could be to blame for girls’ higher vision loss in Von Recklinghausen’s disease

UK researchers think they now understand why uveal melanomas can be so aggressive

A Phase II trial for a gene therapy treatment for choroideremia has launched

The University of Ulster’s Professor Tara Moore is one to keep an eye on in 2017