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@arvoinfo.bsky.social Foundation congratulates Marcela Garita-Hernandez (Mass Eye and Ear)—2026 recipient of @genentech Career Development Award for Emerging Vision Scientists. Learn about her research to advance #GenomeEditing therapies for #InheritedRetinalDiseases: https://bit.ly/4pHoHA1

Thank you so much! This meeting was held on the same day as the farewell symposium of Prof. Frans Cremers @radboudumc.bsky.social, the founder of the @erdc-team.bsky.social
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First reported autosomal recessive macular and cone dystrophy linked to homozygous PRPH2 variant in two Calabrian families Variants in the PRPH2 gene are responsible for 4.6% of all inherited retinal dystrophies in individuals of European descent, ranking fourth in prevalence following ABCA4, USH2A, and RPGR genes. Inheri...

This article presents the first 2 cases of later-onset autosomal recessive macular dystrophy, both associated with an identical, homozygous PRPH2 founder variant from Calabria, Italy.

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At #ARVO2025, H. Eric Hartman, CRF Director of Advocacy, interviews Ted Maddess, who is collaborating with Konan Medical USA Innovative to deliver the world's first objective visual field test-the objectiveFIELD.

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This month in @arvoinfo.bsky.social IOVS journal, review the largest assessment across multiple continents of genetic causality in the patient population of #InheritedRetinalDiseases: bit.ly/42Jej2V
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Just out our study on the experiences of #children living with #CharlesBonnetSyndrome. It most commonly develops in those with #InheritedRetinalDiseases. So please do remember to mention #CBS to families #RaiseAwareness. Published in Archives of Childhood Disease 👉🏼 adc.bmj.com/content/arch...