Less than 30% of people with certain genetic variants go blind, despite the faulty genes previously being thought to cause ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Color blindness is known to be more common in males. That comes down to the genetics of the ...

Presence of inherited blindness gene does not guarantee vision loss. Only 28% of carriers develop disease, indicating other ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – 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 ...

The device helps the blind "to detect light and dark in the environment." Feb. 16, 2013— -- People who have lost their vision as a result of a rare genetic disease may soon be able to have some ...

Women can be colorblind, but it’s much less common than in men. Red-green color blindness, the most common type, is inherited through the X chromosome. Since males have only one X, they need just one ...

In a small trial, some people with inherited vision loss experienced improvements in their sight after being treated with CRISPR. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Scientists have identified the genetic mutation that causes progressive retinal atrophy in English Shepherd Dogs, which results in incurable blindness, and developed a genetic test to help eliminate ...

The new DNA test means there is no reason why another English Shepherd Dog ever needs to be born with progressive retinal atrophy, which causes total blindness. Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is a ...