In patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), crucial cells in the retina known as rods and cones die over time; night ...

Late-night legend Johnny Carson is one of the most beloved icons in television history. He hosted The Tonight Show for three decades, primarily before cable’s takeover. As such, most households with ...

Animals renowned for their outstanding night vision include owls, cats, tarsiers (a tiny primate in Southeast Asia) — and even the dung beetle. But humans? Not so much. Over time, many people suffer ...

Researchers from Radboud University Medical Center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited ...

This work not only identified the genetic cause of RP but also further highlights the role that noncoding genes can have in genetic disorders.

Scientists have successfully restored dim-light vision to dogs with an inherited disorder that causes night blindness, a major step toward using the same gene therapy to help people with similar ...

Nutritional vitamin A deficiency is a common cause of blindness in developing countries. Around 2.8 million preschool children are affected with vitamin A deficiency in over 60 countries and ...

We all have more trouble seeing when the lights go out, which means that night blindness affects everyone to some degree, because it usually takes a moment for the retina to adjust to changes in light ...

We report a case of acquired night blindness in a developed country (Spain) without risk factors for nutritional deficiency disease or family history of hereditary retinal disease. A 76-year-old woman ...

A gene that could be responsible for some cases of human night blindness has been discovered by researchers. Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a group of hereditary retinal diseases that result in ...