Active clinical trials for "Retinitis Pigmentosa"

Background: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of blinding eye diseases. It is caused mostly by mutations in photoreceptor-expressed genes. RP affects about 2 million people globally. There is no cure, butut treatment and diagnosis can be guided by certain tests. Researchers want to see how well these tests capture stages of RP. Objectives: To find out how well certain tests track changes in retinitis pigmentosa. Eligibility: People ages 12 and older with RP Design: Participants will be screened in another protocol. Participants will have 2 visits about 6 weeks apart. Both will include all the tests below. Each visit will last 5 6 hours, or a visit can be split into 2 days. Participants will give their medical and eye history. Participants will have an eye exam. Their pupils will be dilated with eye drops. Participants will give blood samples. Pictures of participants retinas will be taken. Their retinas will be measured. Participants will take several eye tests. They will: Sit in a dark room and press a button when they see lights. View a bright background then press a button when they see lights. Look into a bowl and press a button when they see lights. Sit in the dark with their eyes patched. Then they will take eye-numbing drops and wear contacts as lights flash. A small electrode taped to their forehead will record signals from their retinas. Minors will give written consent to stay in the study when they turn 18. After the study ends, they may also be asked to give consent for researchers to continue to use their study information. Sponsoring Institute: National Eye Institute

Pilot, randomized, observer and participant masked, sham and fellow eye controlled, interventional clinical device trail to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the 2C-QD device to improve visual function in adults with advanced Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP).

Our goal is to determine the cellular scale changes that occur in subjects who have disease progression due to pentosan polysulfate sodium toxicity

Studying the morphology and function of the normal and diseased retina in vivo is needed for advancing the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of retinal disease. This protocol uses an adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope (AOSLO) to image the normal and diseased retina with individual cellular resolution non-invasively. The primary objective of this study is to obtain and analyze high-resolution images of the retina, in particular by imaging the cone photoreceptor mosaic, the retinal vasculature and other retinal layers. The study design will involve case-control studies, where cases are followed over time. Subjects age 7 and older may be invited to participate. The main research procedure involves retinal imaging with the AOSLO. The primary endpoint is the observation of differences in retinal images between subjects with and without retinal diseases. These changes will be quantified by examining the cell density, size, spacing and regularity of the cone photoreceptor mosaic, as well as examining the differences between other retinal layers.

This clinical trial aims to test the safety and feasibility of using a non-invasive ultrasound device to stimulate retinal nerve cells and restore vision in patients with age-related macular degeneration. Previous studies have shown that artificial stimulation, such as electric and optic stimulations, can partially restore vision, but these methods are invasive and pose surgical risks. The study aims to develop a non-invasive method for retinal stimulation. The investigators will follow the FDA guidelines to limit the ultrasound power and adhere to all clinical trial regulations to ensure all participants' safety. The main questions the investigators aim to answer are: Is using high-frequency ultrasound safe using a wearable device for localized retinal neural activity stimulation? Does the stimulation through the device restore vision in patients with age-related macular degeneration? Participants in this study will be asked to undergo Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) scanning before and after the ultrasound stimulation to evaluate the device's safety. Then, they will receive five stimulation-rest cycles and complete a questionnaire to report what they see and how they feel during the device's operation.

The aim of this study is to determine whether 9-cis-beta Caroten rich D. Brdawiil extract is effective in the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa in adolescent patients.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of continuous oxygen therapy combined with blue light deprivation in prevention and control of retinitis pigmentosa, in order to find a new strategy of treatment for retinitis pigmentosa.

The goal of this project is to quantify and computationally model the perceptual experiences of Argus II retinal prosthesis patients. The investigators will produce visual percepts in patients either by directly stimulating electrodes or by asking them to view a computer or projector screen and using standard FDA-approved stimulation protocols (as is standardly used for their devices) to convert the computer or projector screen image into pulse trains on their electrodes. Performance of patients will be compared to that of sighted control subjects viewing a simulation of the vision generated by Argus II in virtual reality.

This Stage II randomized, controlled, longitudinal trial seeks to assess the acceptability, feasibility, and effects of a driving decision aid use among geriatric patients and providers. This multi-site trial will (1) test the driving decision aid (DDA) in improving decision making and quality (knowledge, decision conflict, values concordance and behavior intent); and (2) determine its effects on specific subpopulations of older drivers (stratified for cognitive function, decisional capacity, and attitudinally readiness for a mobility transition). The overarching hypotheses are that the DDA will help older adults make high-quality decisions, which will mitigate the negative psychosocial impacts of driving reduction, and that optimal DDA use will target certain populations and settings.

Mutations in the PDE6A gene - encoding the -subunit of the rod cGMP-phosphodiesterase - account for 1% of autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (arRP) through impaired regulation of cGMP levels in the rod outer segment. This study aims for a detailed clinical characterization of patients with PDE6A mutations in preparation of a clinical gene replacement study (phase I/II safety trial).