New inherited eye disease discovered

Friday, December 11, 2009 - 12:21 in Health & Medicine

University of Iowa researchers have found the existence of a new, rare inherited retinal disease. Now the search is on to find the genetic cause, which investigators hope will increase understanding of more common retinal diseases. The findings appeared in the Nov. 9 issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. Link:  http://www.uiowa.edu

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