Dr. Nolan and ECHO

I came across this case study and found it interesting. Stargardt's is another retinal degenerative disease. According to their website, this clinic also treats RP.

http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:_52o07JXCjQJ:www.mcglamry.net/images/StargardtsCaseStudy.doc+dilute+echothiophate&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

Below is a transcript regarding this treatment:

http://www.mdsupport.org/clinic/nolansession.html

Apple iPhone

I went to the Apple store last night to check out the new iPhone for accessibility. If you have the money and some central vision, you will love this phone/ camera/ email/ internet/ organizer/ nano.....all around rock star of a gadget. Coming from someone who has used a phone so big it looks like it was created by the R and D team at Fisher Price, it was really nice to use something high tech which also has a decent size screen and interface. It is also all touch screen, so you do not have to squint and hunt for keys. So, go check it out or visit the apple store online. I find the interface much easier to use than the one on my iPod.

More Rats

Okay, this is US research so we are back to rats. But, it is interesting as it seems to suggest controlling the underlying mechanism (s) which causes the degeneration may not be a matter of a separate approach. Things that make you say, "hmm..".

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=15372100&ordinalpos=9&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Indian Adult Stem Cell Research in HUMANS!

I have been considering the pros and cons of having cells delivered directly to the eye as opposed to systemically implanted. I have received injections in the eye of medications before. So a needle to the eye, while not my idea of a party, is not as awful as it sounds.

The biggest con is no one wants to play with me and injecting oneself in the eye is not exactly a “do it yourself” project. I have yet to see a pamphlet at the Home Depot outlining instructions. Perhaps they will offer a Saturday morning workshop entitled, "Intravitreal Injections for Amateurs", sandwiched between “Faux Painting” and “Drywall for Beginners”.

An anonymous email friend told me about some work being done in India. I found the information below.

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~blindworld2/MEDICAL/6-04-19-01.htm