Dear EURETINA Members, A very warm welcome to the June 23rd, 2025 edition of EURETINA’s web-based digital periodical, “EURETINA Brief”. EURETINA are delighted to continue… Read More »June 23rd, 2025 “EURETINA-Brief”© Issue No. 319
Researchers based in Moorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, have presented the first genome-wide association study (GWAS) results involving reticular pseudodrusen (RPD). The study’s… Read More »First genome-wide association study (GWAS) on reticular pseudodrusen (RPD) provides a clear relationship between RPD and the ARMS2-HTRA1 locus.
An independent study, funded by the Swedish government, has reported that intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF treatments were associated with a 2.9% risk for stroke among… Read More »Swedish clinical study reports a 3% increased risk of stroke within 90 days of anti-VEGF treatments.
VeonGen Therapeutics GmbH, based in Munich, Germany, have announced the progression of two proprietary gene therapies to the clinic based on a novel gene therapy… Read More »VeonGen Therapeutics GmbH announce re-branding of the company (previously ViGeneron) and the progression of treatments for Stargardt’s disease and retinitis pigmentosa.
“The Language of Medicine” (13th edition, Elsevier), by Davi-Ellen Chabner, presents a new edition of a medical textbook designed to allow students to learn medical… Read More »Book Review: The Language of Medicine, 13th Edition, by Davi-Ellen Chabner, ISBN # 9780443107795 (Elsevier)
Kanski’s Clinical Ophthalmology – A Systematic Approach, 10th edition, by John F. Salmon (Elsevier) The 10th edition of Kanski’s Clinical Ophthalmology is a comprehensive… Read More »Kanski’s Clinical Ophthalmology – A Systematic Approach, 10th edition, by John F. Salmon (Elsevier)
According to the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, the term of “low vision” is not defined in UK legislation however, the UK Low Vision Services Consensus… Read More »Book Review of Low Vision-Principles and Management, 1st edition (Elsevier); by Christine Dickinson, Ana Hernandez Trillo and Michael Crossland
Researchers based at the MRC Human Genetics Unit, at the University of Edinburgh, and the Western General Hospital (Edinburgh), have reported a new study indicating… Read More »X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) due to RPGR variants report new data on actin dynamics.
The expansion on the field of genetics and genomics is reflective to the changes of the average 6.4 years between each of the nine editions… Read More »Book Review of Thompson & Thompson’s Genetics and Genomics in Medicine, 9th edition (Elsevier).
