geographic atrophy/arginine

BACKGROUND Mutations in the peripherin/retinal degeneration slow (RDS) gene have been identified in patients with retinitis pigmentosa and pattern macular dystrophy. The authors initially examined a large family affected with both peripheral and macular degeneration, inherited as an autosomal

The objective of this study was to fully characterize the macular dystrophy phenotype and genotype in a large family of the Zermatt area of Switzerland. Clinical and molecular studies of the family included a comprehensive eye examination and a mutational analysis of the RDS, rhodopsin, and TIMP-3

OBJECTIVE Our objective was to comprehensively assess the nature and chronology of neural remodeling in retinal degenerations triggered by light-induced retinal damage (LIRD) in adult albino rodents. Our primary hypothesis is that all complete photoreceptor degenerations devolve to extensive