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  • Medical Biological Scientist: Scientific Officer and Project Leader of the Retinal Degenerative Disorders research group, Division of Human Genetics, UCT, University of Cape Town
A visually impaired young girl reads a Braille notice. Retinal dysfunction results in one in 3 500 people suffering night blindness, loss of peripheral vision and later complete blindness. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Explainer: South Africa’s challenges in the search for genes causing eye disease

Lisa Roberts, University of Cape Town

Today is the start of World Retinal Week. Establishing retinal degenerative disorders in Africa is challenged by the unique genetic diversity of Africans.

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