Active clinical trials for "Color Vision Defects"

The purpose of this study is to proof the safety and efficacy of a single bilateral subretinal injection of rAAV.hCNGA3 in adult and minor patients with CNGA3-linked achromatopsia.

This will be a non-randomized, open-label, Phase 1/2 study of the safety and efficacy of AGTC-402, administered to one eye by subretinal injection in individuals with achromatopsia caused by mutations in the CNGA3 gene. The primary study endpoint will be safety and the secondary study endpoint will be efficacy.

This study is a longer-term follow-up study for patients who participated in one of the clinical trials: AAV - CNGB3 retinal gene therapy for patients with achromatopsia, or AAV - CNGA3 retinal gene therapy for patients with achromatopsia.

This will be a non-randomized, open-label, Phase 1/2 study of the safety and efficacy of AGTC-401 administered to one eye by subretinal injection in individuals with achromatopsia caused by mutations in the CNGB3 gene. The primary study endpoint will be safety and the secondary study endpoint will be efficacy.

Some patients with achromatopsia, an inherited disorder characterized by partial or complete loss of color vision, carry mutations in ATF6. ATF6 is a gene that is responsible for coding a protein that acts in response to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. When the ATF6 protein is mutated, retinal function decreases, contributing to color blindness. The study aims to investigate whether an already FDA-approved drug, glycerol phenylbutyrate (PBA), can improve retinal function inpatients with achromatopsia caused by ATF6 mutations. Patients will be instructed to take three doses of PBA per day at equally divided time intervals and rounded up to the nearest 0.5 mL. The total dose of PBA will be 4.5 to 11.2 mL/m2/day (5 to 12.4 g/m2/day) and will not exceed 17.5 mL/day (19 g/day). Their condition will be monitored over the course of a minimum of 3 clinic visits that will consist of a number of retinal function tests, fundus examinations, and imaging procedures. Findings from the study could elucidate the potential for PBA to serve as a treatment for patients with ATF6-mediated a chromatopsia.

To demonstrate improved color vision in subjects with color vision deficiencies while wearing color-correcting lenses and after color-correcting lense use.

The My Retina Tracker® Registry is sponsored by the Foundation Fighting Blindness and is for people affected by one of the rare inherited retinal degenerative diseases studied by the Foundation. It is a patient-initiated registry accessible via a secure on-line portal at www.MyRetinaTracker.org. Affected individuals who register are guided to create a profile that captures their perspective on their retinal disease and its progress; family history; genetic testing results; preventive measures; general health and interest in participation in research studies. The participants may also choose to ask their clinician to add clinical measurements and results at each clinical visit. Participants are urged to update the information regularly to create longitudinal records of their disease, from their own perspective, and their clinical progress. The overall goals of the Registry are: to better understand the diversity within the inherited retinal degenerative diseases; to understand the prevalence of the different diseases and gene variants; to assist in the establishment of genotype-phenotype relationships; to help understand the natural history of the diseases; to help accelerate research and development of clinical trials for treatments; and to provide a tool to investigators that can assist with recruitment for research studies and clinical trials.

This study addresses whether the use of EnChroma products are feasible for use in the emergency department by color vision deficient providers.

Background: Achromatopsia is an inherited condition that causes vision loss because cells in the retina do not work properly. It causes loss of acuity, sensitivity to light, and loss of color vision. There are no effective treatments for achromatopsia. Four genes currently are known to cause achromatopsia. One of these, the cyclic nucleotide-gated channel beta 3 (CNGB3) gene, is the cause in about 50 percent of people. CNTF is a natural chemical found in the body that promotes survival and function of nerve cells. CNTF has been shown to be effective in treating retinal disease in animals and can slow vision loss. CNTF has also been studied in over 250 people with retinal disease other than achromatopsia. In these studies, a CNTF implant was placed into the eye during a simple surgery. The implant releases CNTF inside the eye, near the retina. These studies suggested that a CNTF implant might help vision in some eye diseases. Objectives: To learn whether a CNTF implant is safe for people with CNGB3 achromatopsia. To learn whether CNTF can improve visual acuity or color vision, and whether it may reduce sensitivity to light in people with CNGB3 achromatopsia. Eligibility: You may be able to take part in this study if you: Are at least 18 years old. Test positive for mutations in the CNGB3 gene and have no mutations in another achromatopsia gene. Have 20/100 vision or worse in at least one eye. Are not pregnant or nursing. Design: To determine if you can take part, we will ask about your medical history and do a physical examination and an eye examination. Blood and urine samples will be taken. This study requires 11 visits to the National Eye Institute over 3 years. One visit will be for the implant surgery. The implant will be placed in one eye only. Study visits will take place 1 day after implant surgery, and again 1 week later and 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 1.5 years and 3 years later. These visits will help us evaluate the safety and benefit of the implant on your eye. At the 3 year visit, you can choose to keep the CNTF implant in your eye, or you can have us remove it.

A clinical trial of adeno-associated virus vector (AAV) CNGA3 retinal gene therapy for patients with achromatopsia