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  1. Hello Dr. Root, how about injections with proteins that the French have been successfully using for quite a while to restore vision in RP patients. Thank you for responding.

  2. Cornelia, I haven’t heard of any successful trials using protein injections. If you know of any articles on the topic, feel free to leave a link. Thanks!

  3. Cornelia Ciocan says:

    Here you are Sir:
    * http://www.irrp.asso.fr/?page_id=220
    * http://sante.lefigaro.fr/actualite/2010/06/30/10301-retinite-pigmentaire-lueur-despoir
    * http://www.industrie.com/pharma/ophtalmologie-retinopathie-pigmentaire-l-espoir-d-un-traitement-dans-une-proteine,15267
    All articles are in French
    If you paste in Google “injections de protéines pour la rétinite pigmentaire” you will find many more RP research articles primarily about “protéines RdCVF” very efficient for the rods.
    Feel free to email me @ ccori8@gmail.com for more info.
    Regards,
    Cornelia

  4. Ah … from what I can tell from the translation, they are using gene therapy injections. I’d never heard of this described as “protein injections” before. In my mind, this is the most promising treatment algorithm for RP … but will probably take a long time to perfect.

  5. Cornelia Ciocan says:

    Thank you for your reply. I know for a fact that the French, the Brits, and the Germans have been successfully using protein injections for quite a while helping RP patients to see again. Please read this article –>http://www.irrp.asso.fr/?page_id=220.
    They are using a protein called RdCVF (Rod derived Cone Viability Factor)discovered in 2004 by Dr Thierry Léveillard and his team of the Institut de la Vision in Paris This protein “produite par les bâtonnets à l’endroit des cônes et permet leur survie.” meaning this protein is produced by the rods in place of the cones and enables their survival.

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