Neuropathy, ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa, also known as NARP syndrome, is a rare genetic condition characterized by numerous signs and symptoms which affect the nervous system. People with NARP ...

Retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative genetic disease of the eye, is characterized by progressive vision loss, usually leading to blindness. In some patients, structural defects in the photoreceptor ...

Two new compounds may be able to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited eye diseases that cause blindness. The compounds were identified using a virtual screening approach. Two new compounds ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA granted rare pediatric disease designation to VG901 for retinitis pigmentosa. An independent data safety ...

Here’s what to know about the irreversible eye disease at the center of the new National Geographic documentary Blink. Retinitis pigmentosa is a rare visual disorder that affects a layer of tissue in ...

Steven Pittler, Ph.D., at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has sought to find modifier genes for the hereditary eye disorder retinitis pigmentosa type 59. After onset in one’s late teens, RP59 ...

Two new compounds may be able to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited eye diseases that cause blindness. The compounds, described in a study published January 14 th in the open-access ...

Treatment with bioavailable small-molecule pharmacochaperones targeting the visual receptor rhodopsin offers a promising approach to prevent retinal photoreceptor degeneration caused by inherited ...