Researchers at the University of Oklahoma are advancing the fight against inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) with new genetic research that aims to improve diagnoses and lay the groundwork for future ...

Among the forms of monogenic macular degeneration, the most common is Stargardt disease. This disease is caused by mutations in the ATP-binding cassette transporter alpha 4 subunit (ABCA4) gene, ...

"Monogenic" diseases, triggered by mutations in just one gene, may actually be more complex than scientists thought.

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. and THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) and Capsida Biotherapeutics Inc. ("Capsida") today announced an expanded strategic collaboration to ...

Opus Genetics targets inherited retinal diseases with one-dose AAV gene augmentations. Read why IRD stock is a Buy.

MeiraGTx Holdings plc (NASDAQ:MGTX) stock is trading higher after the company inked a strategic collaboration in the area of ophthalmology with Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY). MeiraGTx will grant Lilly ...

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University's Casey Eye Institute and Baylor College of Medicine's Cullen Eye Institute published findings from a two-year Phase I clinical trial in the journal ...

Dec 1 ( Reuters) ‌- ‌Belite Bio said on ⁠Monday ‌that its experimental ‍drug for a rare genetic eye ‌disease met the main goal in a ⁠late- stage study. (Reporting by ‍Padmanabhan ⁠Ananthan in ...