Gene therapy for inherited retinal disease: long-term durability of effect

BP Leroy, MD Fischer, JG Flannery, RE MacLaren… - Ophthalmic …, 2023 - karger.com
The recent approval of voretigene neparvovec (Luxturna®) for patients with biallelic RPE65
mutation-associated inherited retinal dystrophy with viable retinal cells represents an …

Patient experiences and perceived value of genetic testing in inherited retinal diseases: a cross-sectional survey

AC Britten-Jones, J Schultz, HG Mack, LS Kearns… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study evaluated patient experiences with genetic testing for inherited retinal diseases
(IRDs) and the association between underlying knowledge, testing outcomes, and the …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic Testing Experiences of People Living with Inherited Retinal Degenerations: Results of a Global Survey

N Paudel, A Daly, F Waters, P Stratieva - Ophthalmic Research, 2024 - karger.com
Introduction: Obtaining a genetic diagnosis via genetic testing (GT) is a fundamental step in
determining the eligibility of a patient to be enrolled in emerging clinical trials and research …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life in adults with childhood glaucoma: an interview study

LSW Knight, B Ridge, SE Staffieri, JE Craig… - Ophthalmology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To explore and report on the quality-of-life (QoL) issues encountered by adults with
childhood glaucoma. Design Exploratory qualitative study. Participants Forty-seven …

Experiences of genetic testing among individuals with retinitis pigmentosa

E Krauss, J Macher, J Capasso, B Bernhardt… - Ophthalmic …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetically heterogeneous retinal dystrophy
which results in progressive vision loss. There is scant literature on the experiences of …

[HTML][HTML] The caregiver experience in childhood glaucoma: an interview study

LSW Knight, B Ridge, SE Staffieri, JE Craig… - Ophthalmology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate and report on the quality-of-life (QoL) issues experienced by
caregivers of individuals with childhood glaucoma. Design Exploratory, qualitative study …

Measurement properties of the attitudes to gene therapy for the eye (AGT-Eye) instrument for people with inherited retinal diseases

MB McGuinness, AC Britten-Jones… - … vision science & …, 2022 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To assess the measurement properties of the Attitudes to Gene Therapy for the
Eye (AGT-Eye) instrument among Australian adults with inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) …

Impact of inherited retinal diseases on Canadian patients and families: a mixed-methods study

IZ Kherani, C Andrews, JA Pereira, LS Moniz… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To understand the physical, psychosocial, and practical challenges faced by
Canadian patients with inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) and their families. Design Mixed …

Mutation screening of retinal dystrophy patients by targeted capture from tagged pooled DNAs and next generation sequencing

CM Watson, M El-Asrag, DA Parry, JE Morgan… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Purpose Retinal dystrophies are genetically heterogeneous, resulting from mutations in over
200 genes. Prior to the development of massively parallel sequencing, comprehensive …

Perceptions and understanding of genetics and genetic eye disease and attitudes to genetic testing and gene therapy in a primary eye care setting

P Ganne, R Garrioch, M Votruba - Ophthalmic genetics, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Genetic eye pathology represents a significant percentage of the causes of
blindness in industrialized countries. This study explores the level of understanding and …