Clinical Trial: Natural History of Photoreceptor Degeneration in USH1B: Clinical Parameters and Validation of Functional Vision Tests in MYO7A

U.S., Dec. 13 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07278843) titled 'Natural History of Photoreceptor Degeneration in USH1B: Clinical Parameters and Validation of Functional Vision Tests in MYO7A' on July 23.

Brief Summary: Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a group of degenerative disorders that cause progressive vision loss. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the most common form, with a global prevalence of approximately 1 in 4,500. About 20-30% of these cases are syndromic, most notably Usher syndrome (USH), which combines hearing loss with visual impairment. Usher syndrome type 1 (USH1), the most severe form, presents at birth with profound sensorineural hearing loss, vestibular areflexia, and earl...