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LeedsVisionResearch

@LeedsVRG

The Leeds Vision Research Group researches inherited blinding disorders to identify novel disease genes and advance routine genetic diagnoses.

 Leeds, UK
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Joined July 2014
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I guess this defines the extent of your fovea. Beyond that your retina doesn't have sufficient contrast to pick up the black dots. teapawt.org/MaxCRoser/status/85357…
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@MaxCRoser16 Apr 2017
Your eyes just can't see all 12 back dots at the same time.
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BBC News - 'Fake research' comes under scrutiny bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
Do we agree that the cerebellum is amazingly beautiful? #Science and #Arts
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Dawn Sim@dawnasim19 Jan 2017
Continuing on the avian theme; #OCT of #birdsofprey v-shaped fovea. Is #vision & #acuity all about contour?
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London Eye Hospital@EyeExpertUK26 Jan 2017
#DidYouKnow Our eyes are ten times more sensitive to UV than our skin #NowEyeKnow via @OptometryAus
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UK Vision Strategy@UK_Vision26 Jan 2017
We're at #EVS2017 today! Looking forward to hearing updates on great work happening across England + sharing findings from #ukvsfuture
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Keratoconus Group@KeratoconusGRP27 Jan 2017
Photo of corneal transplant and its stitches, by Melissa Lamont Gordon keratoconusgroup.org/2015/04… #keratoconus

Photo of Corneal Transplant and the Stitches, by Melissa Lamont Gordon

DALK corneal transplant and the stitches (Photo by: Melissa Lamont Gordon)

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Mutations in REEP6 Cause ar Retinitis Pigmentosa. - PubMed - NCBI ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2788…
Mutations in REEP6 Cause Autosomal-Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa - PubMed

Mutations in REEP6 Cause Autosomal-Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa - PubMed

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the most frequent form of inherited retinal dystrophy. RP is genetically heterogeneous and the genes identified to date encode proteins involved in a wide range of...

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Digital Eye Center@digitaleyecent16 Jan 2017
Another cool #eyechart
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Ewan Birney@ewanbirney5 Dec 2016
SS: Explaining @EGAarchive - joint project from @CRGenomica and @emblebi (European collaboration in action!) #ewgtarget
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River blindness worm's genome read for 1st time by Sanger scientists @ChEMBL shows existing drugs that could kill it bit.ly/2ffe1dx
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Medical Research Council@The_MRC10 Nov 2016
Traditional eye test charts are expensive. We helped fund research that showed a phone app could be just as effective. #WorldScienceDay
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EMBL@embl10 Nov 2016
Happy #WorldScienceDay from @embl’s five locations in four different countries #ScienceIsGlobal
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Tomorrow November 10 is first World #Keratoconus Awareness Day! Check out infographic with ques & facts centreforsight.com/media/blo… #WorldKCDay
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Fight for Sight@fightforsightUK8 Nov 2016
Purchase your #Christmas cards this #CharityTuesday and help the #FightforSight bit.ly/2fXuuDn
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Fight for Sight@fightforsightUK9 Nov 2016
#FightforSight co-funds two new eye research projects @ucl @LTHTrust with @nerc_charity bit.ly/2ffpQ2r
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Ensembl@ensembl1 Nov 2016
Path2enet developed #UsingEnsembl constructs pathway, interaction and expression networks @BMC_series @jdelasrivas buff.ly/2f6oSWr
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Tomorrow we live tweet from our Parliamentary reception as we discuss the need for #timelytreatment in hospital eye services
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@Nature30 Oct 2016
Three early career researchers speak up about the pressures they faced in becoming independent go.nature.com/2eLzZlv #ECRchat
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Richard Sever@cshperspectives28 Oct 2016
Reposting interview with Susan from last year for those who never got a chance to hear her talk about her science youtube.com/watch?v=OC3l1UI9…
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