Potential treatments for Doyne honeycomb retinal dystrophy

Thursday 25 July 2024

Professor Jacqueline van der Spuy from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology joins us to discuss the development of treatments for Doyne honeycomb retinal dystrophy, an inherited juvenile macular dystrophy affecting sight from early adulthood. Watch the video below.

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Roly Megaw

Understanding gene mutations in childhood eye disease

Thursday 25 January 2024

Researcher Roly Megaw sheds light on the devastating impact of RPGR gene mutations, which can cause macular and cone rod dystrophies.

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Gene double helix

Inherited macular disease - should I know my gene?

Thursday 28 April 2022

Professor Andrew Webster and genetic counsellor Hannah Knight talk about understanding a genetic diagnosis.

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Jamie Ellingford

Macular Society research project: Gene changes in tissue layers

Thursday 27 January 2022

Dr Jamie Ellingford from the University of Manchester discusses his Macular Society-funded project - The Manchester Eye Tissue Repository Genome-Transcriptome Project. The three-year project is focusing on how genetic changes influence the way genes are switched on and off in our eye cells and why some people with these gene changes go onto develop macular disease, while others may not.

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Hageman

Genetics and the biology of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Tuesday 15 June 2021

World-leading age-related macular degeneration (AMD) expert, Gregory Hageman, shares his findings from 30 years of research on genetics and the biology of AMD.

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Gene double helix

The role of genetics and age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Tuesday 16 February 2021

Alasdair Warwick discussed the role genetics plays in age-related macular disease (AMD).

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