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[PDF] "Acquired synesthesia in retinitis pigmentosa" - this file is protected so that sighted people can read it, but blind people using screen readers cannot! Shame on you, KC Armel and VS Ramachandran.
An Insightful Post by a Blind Runner when she first used a White Cane!
Artificial retina gives hope for sight - the rtina, consisting of electrodes, is being developed in Philadelphia, a nd the first signs are that it can successfully send signals to the brain.
Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa genetic testing
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[Video] Biomimetic MicroElectric Systems for Restoring Sight to the Blind
Blind man can now see the light with ‘bionic eyes’ - 'Ron', who went blind with RP in his 40s, has some sight back in his 70s thanks to an operation at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Bone marrow-derived stem cells preserve cone vision in retinitis
British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society - help, advice, support, news,m research.
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Camera Chip Provides Sight in Retinitis Pigmentosa - in Meeting Coverage, AAO from MedPage Today - thie device is placed under the fovea and delivers impulses that would normally be delivered by photo-receptors that no longer work.
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Dark Rearing Rescues P23H Rhodopsin-Induced Retinal Degeneration in a Transgenic Xenopus laevis Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa: a Chromophore-Dependent Mechanism Characterized by Production of N-Terminally Truncated Mutant Rhodopsin -- Tam and Moritz 27 (3
Developing gene therapy to fight blindness
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Electronic Implant in the Eye Restores Sight of Two Patients Suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa
eMedicine - Retinitis Pigmentosa: Article by David G Telander. General background, some possible causes, prevalence, demographics, characteristics of the disease, treatments.
EUSEM: "Science in Europe" film light eye retina disease Retinitis pigmentosa zebrafish model genetics
Experiences with Retinitis Pigmentosa
ExperienceProject - experiences of retinitis pigmentosa.
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Facts About Usher Syndrome [NEI Health Information] - a guide from the National Eye Institute to this condition that combines Retinitis Pigmentosa and hearing loss.
Fading sight A 24-year-old's tale of going blind - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The Independent
Fish Oil May Help Protect Against Retinal Degenerative Diseases - ScienceDaily, Apr. 6, 2006
Foundation Fighting Blindness
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GeneReviews: Retinitis Pigmentosa Overview
Gene therapy 'aids youth's sight'
Gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa | Medical News Base - new therapy being developed jointly in California and Saudi Arabia.
Gene therapy for vision loss -- recent development... [Discov Med. 2010] - PubMed result - German research could benefit those with RP.
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Handbook of Ocular Disease Management - Retinitis Pigmentosa
HHMI News: Starving Cells May Be Responsible for Loss of Color Vision in Retinitis Pigmentosa
HowStuffWorks "Retinitis Pigmentosa - Medical Dictionary"
HubPages: page on Retinitis Pigmentosa - introduction and illustrations.
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International Stem Cell Corporation Macular Degeneration and Retinitis Pigmentosa.
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Lighthouse International - Retinitis Pigmentosa
Living with retinitis pigmentosa (RP)Associated Content page - anyone can write for this site, so caution, please.
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Retinitis pigmentosa basic infromation
MicroSystem Acupuncture
Morgan Hill family seeks cure for hereditary blindness - RP family launches fundraiser to help
Foundation Fighting Blindness.
MU Discovery Could Help Identify Therapy For Humans And Cats With Forms Of Retinitis Pigmentosa - promise of gene therapy.
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Neuropathy, ataxia, and retinitis pigmentosa - Genetics Home Reference
Neurotech Announces Completion of Enrollment of its Phase II/III Retinitis Pigmentosa and Phase II Dry Age Related Macular Degeneration Clinical Studies
Neurotech Initiates two Phase II/III Clinical Trials of NT-501 for the Treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa
New technique will help retinitis pigmentosa study - Ophthalmology Times Europe
Next-Generation Retinal Implant - in MITTechnology Review. the new implant has 4 times the resolution of previous models.
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Ophthalmologists Implant Five Patients with Artificial Silicon Retina Microchip To Treat Vision Loss from Retinitis Pigmentosa
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Patient UK - Retinitis Pigmentosa
Patients' responses to retinitis pigmentosa - University of Loughborough research lloked not only at everyday tasks and acuity, but also left some questions open-ended to get respondents' experiences.
Prevent Blindness America - Retinitis Pigmentosa
Products for the disabled - blindness, low vision, quadriplegia, reading disabilities, augmentative communications, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, blind, cataracts, vision impairment, visually impaired, vision
Pubmed search for 'retinitis pigmentosa'
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Recommended daily intake of vitamins and minerals
Restoring Sight - Gene therapy to make cells sensitive to light takes a step toward clinical use - a therapy that is likely to be tried for retinitis pigmentosa first.
Results From Neurotech's NT-501 Phase 2 Retinitis Pigmentosa Studies Demonstrate Consistent Biological Effect on Photoreceptors
Retina Created From Human Embryonic Stem Cells - it seems that there is a potential treatment here for any retinal condition, including Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Stargardt's and Retinitis Pigmentosa.
Retinal transplant boosts vision - the surgery, performed in Louisville, Kentucky, appears successful in most cases.
Retinal transplants see fleeting success : Nature News
Retinitis Pigmentosa
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Retinitis Pigmentosa at Foundation Fighting Blindness
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Retinitis pigmentosa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Retinitis Pigmentosa International supports research, promote public awareness and provide human services programs to better the quality of life for those with vision loss.
Retinitis Pigmentosa Message Board
Retinitis Pigmentosa or RP - AllAboutVision.com
Retinitis Pigmentosa: eMedicine Ophthalmology
Retinitis Pigmentosa: Treatment & Medication including some drugs that may have adverse effects.
RP/Usher Chatroom - RP Support Forums. For a chat client (mIRC) ready loaded with teh RP Chatroom, please go to
www.ratzie.ca/files/mIRC-RP.exe, which should start the installer for the program.
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Safety of <7500 RE (<25000 IU) vitamin A daily in adults with retinitis pigmentosa -- Sibulesky et al. 69 (4): 656 -- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Scientists: Stem cells can make blind see
ScyFIX 700 system - treatement for retinitis pigmentosa and dery macular degeneration currently seeking FDA approval (May 2009).
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Stem Cell Treatment of Anti Aging, Retinitis Pigmentosa and Ms TransWorldNews Press Release
Stem cells and Placenta implants by Dr. Omar Gonzalez
Stimulation of the insulin/mTOR pathway delays cone death in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa : Abstract : Nature Neuroscience
Study of drug effects of nilvadipine on retinitis pigmentosa patients
Subretinal Implant Restores Unprecedented Level Of Vision To Blind Patients - promising results for those with RP.
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The blind man who was given the gift of sight by gene therapy - Science, News - The Independent
The British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society
The Next Generation of Retinal Implants
TRATAMIENTOs DE RETINOSIS PIGMENTOSA EN CUBA
Turning Hope Into Reality—Vision Research at the VA - the kinds of research done by Veterans' Affairs in the USA include research into treatments for retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration. News and video.
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Understanding retinitis pigmentosa - leaflet from the RNIB.
Usher Syndrome - What is Usher Syndrome - information on this genetic disorder that causes both hearing loss and sight loss in the form of Retinitis Pigmentosa.
Usher Syndrome | Videos, News Posts, Blog Posts
Usher Sydnrome: Australian Resources List - compiled by Bradford Smith
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Videos on Retinitis Pigmentosa - introduces a series of 12 videos called RPHope2009 made into a
YouTube Channel
Vuzix LV920 - Low Vision Aid for Macular Degeneration and Retinitis Pigmentosa
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Western Australian Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation
What is Retinitis Pigmentosa?
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