Retinitis Pigmentosa Clinical Trials

Males with a clinical diagnosis of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) caused by RPGR-ORF15 mutations will be asked to provide informed consent and will have a single blood or saliva sample obtained for DNA sequence analysis of genes known to cause XLRP, including the RPGR-ORF15 gene. All participants will be informed ...

A clinical trial of AAV-RPGR retinal gene therapy for patients with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa

This is a first-in-human open label phase I/II dose-escalation study in which participants with retinitis pigmentosa will receive a single uni-ocular subretinal implantation of one of three doses of hRPC. Treated eyes will be carefully monitored for any ocular or systemic adverse events for 1 year. Testing will comprise a ...

This project is to understand modifier genes and how they influence the severity of disease expression, along with identifying new forms of CMT which have not been genetically determined. Subjects who are eligible will either have CMT type 1A (CMT1A) or an unknown form of CMT. Blood will be drawn ...

Pupil light reflex (PLR) will be measured by a chromatic multifocal pupillometer in response to short and long wavelength light with small spot stimulus in 76 points of the 30 degree visual field. A computerized infrared video pupillometer will be used to record changes in pupil diameter in response to ...

Retinitis pigmentosa is a genetically disease consisting of progressive retinal degeneration starting in the rods. Its prevalence is 1:4000 people and is the fourth most common blinding disease in Israel in 2004 [7% of all blindness]. The investigators treated a non-progressive form of the disease [Fundus Albipunctatus] by oral therapy ...

My Retina Tracker provides three different portals for data entry and review. An entry in My Retina Tracker is initiated by a participant, not a clinician. Using the Participant Portal, the participant establishes a username and password, is guided through on-line informed consent, and can then use an interactive guide ...

The retinitis pigmentosa (RP) are genetic conditions that cause retinal degeneration leading to severe low vision and is the leading cause of consultation in reference centers dedicated to the ophthalmic genetics. These rare diseases are characterized by a triple heterogeneity (clinical, genetic and molecular), which made them unreachable by traditional ...

Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of progressive hereditary diseases that diffusely affects the functioning of photoreceptors and the pigment epithelium. It may be speculated that a protective effect on the pigment epithelium, as it is supposed for L-Dopa, can slow the progression of the disease or even lead to an, ...

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a disease where part of the eye (the retina) is degenerating over time. Patients initially present with night blindness, and later in life experience loss of central vision which leads to blindness. RP is a highly variable disorder with some patients developing symptomatic visual loss in ...