Studying a Potential Protective Effect of L-Dopa on Retinitis Pigmentosa

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of L-Dopa on the progression of retinitis pigmentosa.

Timeline

Start

2016-06

Primary completion

2017-06

Completion

2021-06

Publications

• Background Brilliant MH, Vaziri K, Connor TB Jr, Schwartz SG, Carroll JJ, McCarty CA, Schrodi SJ, Hebbring SJ, Kishor KS, Flynn HW Jr, Moshfeghi AA, Moshfeghi DM, Fini ME, McKay BS. Mining Retrospective Data for Virtual Prospective Drug Repurposing: L-DOPA and Age-related Macular Degeneration. Am J Med. 2016 Mar;129(3):292-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.10.015. Epub 2015 Oct 30.

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