Three Studies for Hereditary and Genetic Eye Problems

MedicalNewsToday posted the results of three studies regarding hereditary and genetic eye problems. Researchers are getting closer to solutions.

• "The precise wiring of our visual system depends upon the pattern of spontaneous activity within the brain that occurs well before birth, a new study by Yale researchers shows." Read more.
• "An animal doesn't stand out against its background and becomes visible...when it moves....what exactly happens in the brain during this process? How must the nerve cells be interconnected for movements to be recognized as such? Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried have now established that two different motion detectors are required for this process in the fly brain." Read more.
• "Initially the occurrence of progressive retinal degeneration-progressive retinal atrophy...has been identified in Schapendoes dogs....The researchers report on their findings, in Human Molecular Genetics. ...Based on the new findings, the researchers from Bochum have developed a genetic test for diagnosis in this breed of dogs...The scientists are currently investigating whether mutations of the CCDC66 gene could also be responsible for some retinitis pigmentosa patients." Read more.