Thank you for your interest in furthering aniridia research by filling out the Aniridia and Neuropsychology survey. Below are the answers to Frequently Asked Questions about this survey. What is “Neuropsychology?” Neuropsychology is the study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and the mind and their relationship to the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). …
What is the 2023 ANA Symposium? Who will attend? What is the format? These questions and more are answered here in the FAQs.
An article was recently published in the journal Clinical Ophthalmology regarding a new study comparing the visual acuity in aniridia vs. WAGR syndrome. Here is a plain language summary of the article, with a link to the full article below. Topic Overview Visual function varies greatly among persons with aniridia. Historically, the factors that determine …
This Symposium was a forum for scientists and medical professionals to discuss their work with each other. The purpose of this overview is to share patient-relevant information from these discussions.
The recent creation of a new nonprofit organization, Aniridia North America (ANA), has been announced by its founding Board of Directors. Aniridia North America is a charitable organization created to represent, serve, and support the North American community of persons affected by aniridia and their families, patient advocacy organizations, and clinicians and scientists. ANA was …
The following notes were taken by Kelly Trout, BSN, RN, at the 2019 John F Anderson Symposium. Kelly is Director, Research and Medical Advocacy for the International WAGR Syndrome Association. Please note that many of the presentations involved “basic science” research on how the eye develops before and after birth, often using animal models, rather …
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