Prevalence of inherited retinal diseases in a large Egyptian cohort.

Caroline Atef Tawfik Maged Maher Salib Roshdy Nancy Magdy Morris

Published in: BMC ophthalmology (2023)

Retinitis pigmentosa was the most common IRD encountered followed by Stargardt disease. Many of the dystrophies are the subject of clinical intervention trials, and population-based epidemiological data can guide phenotype-based genetic testing and help assess the future need for treatment.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
optical coherence tomography
risk factors
diabetic retinopathy
current status
combination therapy
machine learning
data analysis
replacement therapy