[PDF][PDF] Parental experience with an ocular genetic counseling services in Saudi Arabia

A Alizary, K Ahmad, A Al Bakri - Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE: This study reports parental attitudes towards preimplantation genetic diagnosis
(PGD) and their satisfaction with genetic counseling services offered by a territory eye care …

Nigerian parents' perspectives on genetic testing in their children with genetic eye diseases

HI Monye, OO Olawoye, MO Ugalahi… - Journal of Community …, 2023 - Springer
The decision for genetic testing in children is usually taken by their parents or caregivers,
and may be influenced by sociocultural and ethical concerns. This study evaluateds the …

[PDF][PDF] Genetic eye diseases and genetic counselling services in Egypt

A Gomaa - Community eye health, 2007 - researchgate.net
Background: Available data suggest that two-thirds of childhood blindness in the Middle
East is due to genetic diseases (with a prevalence ranging from 47% in Tunisia to 86% in …

Motivations and expectations of parents seeking genetic testing for their children with ocular genetic disease

H Gage, L Wetherill, K Anderson, E Conboy… - Ophthalmic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background To date, almost 600 genes have been associated with ocular genetic diseases.
As these discoveries are made, clinical genetic testing continues to grow and become a …

Parental genetic knowledge and attitudes toward childhood genetic testing for inherited eye diseases

Y Zhang, S Huang, H Xiao… - Molecular Genetics & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background This study aimed to explore the parental genetic knowledge and attitudes
toward childhood genetic testing of the inherited eye diseases (IEDs) in China. Methods This …

Patient expectations and attitudes towards specialist genetic eye services

E Clarke, R Combs, G Black, G Hall - Journal of Genetic Counseling, 2015 - Springer
Little research has explored the views of patients referred to specialist genetic eye clinics.
Future service development must be informed by the perspectives of patients to ensure …

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis and monogenic inherited eye diseases

L Hlavatá, Ľ Ďuďáková, M Trková… - Ceska a Slovenska …, 2016 - europepmc.org
Objective Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is an established application of genetic
testing in the context of in vitro fertilization. PGD is an alternative method to prenatal …

Perceptions and understanding of genetics and genetic eye disease and attitudes to genetic testing and gene therapy in a primary eye care setting

P Ganne, R Garrioch, M Votruba - Ophthalmic genetics, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Genetic eye pathology represents a significant percentage of the causes of
blindness in industrialized countries. This study explores the level of understanding and …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge of genetic eye diseases and genetic services and attitudes toward genetic testing and gene therapy

P Ganne, M Damagatla, NK Naidu - Taiwan Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE: Genetic eye diseases are among the top ten causes of ocular health burden.
Asia accounts for nearly two-thirds of the global burden of genetic eye diseases. A great …

A qualitative interview study of the attitudes toward reproductive options of people with genetic visual loss

S Redgrave, A McNeill - Journal of Genetic Counseling, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In the United Kingdom (UK), 2.19 million people are affected by visual loss.
Monogenic causes of visual loss include retinal dystrophies, optic neuropathies, and …