5,000 Patients Enrolled in eyeGENE

Over the past several decades researchers have identified hundreds of genes that contribute to inherited eye diseases. Today, it is possible to provide genetic testing for patients diagnosed with genetic ocular diseases by analyzing some of these genes. Disease-causing mutations are associated with many ocular diseases, including glaucoma, cataracts, strabismus, corneal dystrophies, and a number of retinal degenerations. …Continue reading