Night blindness

References

Key articles

Hartong DT, Berson EL, Dryja TP. Retinitis pigmentosa. Lancet. 2006 Nov 18;368(9549):1795-809. Abstract

Petzold A, Plant GT. Clinical disorders affecting mesopic vision. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2006 May;26(3):326-41. Abstract

Goodwin P. Hereditary retinal disease. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2008 May;19(3):255-62. Abstract

Law WC, Rando RR. The molecular basis of retinoic acid induced night blindness. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1989 Jun 15;161(2):825-9. Abstract

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