Men and women may be affected differently by retinitis pigmentosa, a disease that causes blindness over time. That's ...

Aldeyra Therapeutics received FDA fast track designation for ADX-2191 for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa, according to ...

ADX-2191 is a preservative-free intravitreal formulation of methotrexate designed to treat various rare retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa.

Cyte initiates patient dosing in a new trial for famzeretcel, aiming to transform treatment options for retinitis pigmentosa.

Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALDX) (Aldeyra) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation for ADX-2191 (methotrexate intravitreal ...

Aldeyra (ALDX) announced that the FDA has granted fast track designation for ADX-2191 for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa. There is ...

In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina World Congress, Huma Qamar, MD, MPH, of Ocugen, overviews programs for ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., August 18, 2025--jCyte, Inc. is pleased to announce the first patients have been enrolled and treated ...

Treatment With 9-cis Beta-Carotene-Rich Powder in Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa: A Randomized Crossover Trial Rotenstreich Y, Belkin M, Sadetzki S, et al. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013;131:985-992.

This work can be read in the journal PLOS Biology. Retinitis pigmentosa is the most common hereditary retinal disease in humans, with a prevalence of one in every 4,000 people worldwide.

Other causes of retinitis pigmentosa Non-inherited or non-genetic causes of retinitis pigmentosa are rare. This means that it is rare to find a case where there is no family history of the condition.

Retinitis pigmentosa is an inherited degenerative disease of photoreceptors leading to blindness. A well-characterized model for this disease is provided by the retinal degeneration mouse, in ...