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Retinal degeneration

Retinal degeneration: Introduction

Retinal degeneration: A group of disorders involving degeneration of the retina. Retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration are examples. The disorder is usually inherited. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Retinal degeneration is available below.

Symptoms of Retinal degeneration

• Impaired vision
• Loss of vision
• Night blindness
• Tunnel vision
• Loss of peripheral vision
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 7 symptoms of Retinal degeneration

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Retinal degeneration?

• Misdiagnosis of Retinal degeneration
• Hidden causes of Retinal degeneration (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Retinal degeneration

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More information about causes of Retinal degeneration:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Retinal degeneration (2 listings)
• Retinal degeneration as a complication caused by other conditions
• Retinal degeneration as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Retinal degeneration

Retinal degeneration: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Vision & Eye: serious diseases often undiagnosed:
  • Glaucoma -- Undiagnosed
  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Undiagnosed
  • Cataract -- Undiagnosed
  • Diabetic Retinopathy -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Retinal degeneration: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Retinal degeneration

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Retinal degeneration: Animations

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Research about Retinal degeneration

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Clinical Trials for Retinal degeneration

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Retinal degeneration include:

• Molecular Genetics of Retinal Degenerations - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Studies of Patients With Skin Disease, Patients With Neurological Degenerations, and Normal Volunteers - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Measuring Reading Rehabilitation Outcomes - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Randomized Clinical Trial for Retinitis Pigmentosa - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Nutritional supplement,Vitamin A palmitate
• Repository for Inherited Eye Diseases - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 138 Clinical Trials for Retinal degeneration

Retinal degeneration: Broader Related Topics

• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions
• more types...»

Types of Retinal degeneration

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