The answer, says a report in the 1 November issue of Science, lies in the genetic makeup of persons suffering from a partial loss of photoreceptors. (sciencemag.org)
This defect produces a debris zone between photoreceptors and RPE, with subsequent loss of the photoreceptors themselves. (journals.plos.org)
This Clinical Statement provides recommendations for patients with inherited retinal degenerations, which comprise a wide range of genetically and phenotypically heterogeneous diseases associated with progressive loss of photoreceptor function and visual loss. (aao.org)