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Need-to-Know Information about Clinical Trials
A primer on what you can expect from clinical trials.
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What Everyone with a Retinal Disease Should Know about Vitamin A
In the retina, vitamin A is an essential ingredient in the complex biochemical process that makes vision possible.
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CME — What It Is, and Why People with Retinal Diseases Should Know About It
Dr. Gerald Fishman discusses cystoid macular edema (CME), a potentially damaging accumulation of fluid in the retina affecting up to 32 percent of people with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).
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A Stem-Cells Video for Kids (and Newbies of All Ages)
Biology and genetics can be difficult to understand for even an educated adult, so when something kid-friendly is produced, especially a video, we are eager to share it.
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Low-Hanging Fruit: Repurposing Drugs to Treat Retinal Diseases
Because repurposing relies on prior research and clinical data, it reduces the cost and time needed to establish a new therapeutic application for the drug.
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Genetics 101: How Some Retinal Diseases are Inherited
To understand heredity, you have to know a little about genetics. Below is a review of the three major genetic-disease inheritance patterns.
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Fascinating Facts About Retinal Cells
The retina is like a multi-layer cake, with each layer comprised of different types of cells, all playing important roles in retinal health and vision.
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The Power of Suggestion — Challenges of the Placebo Effect
Even in a well-designed clinical trial, the placebo effect can rear its head.
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What exactly is gene therapy, and how does it work?
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The Pseudofovea: How the Retina Adapts to Central Vision Loss
How the Retina Adapts to Central Vision Loss
