Proper functioning of the neural retina relies on the unique retinal environment regulated by
the blood–retinal barrier (BRB), which restricts the passage of solutes, fluids, and toxic …

Retinal ischemia, often associated with various disorders such as diabetic retinopathy (DR),
retinal vein occlusion, glaucoma, optic neuropathies, stroke, and other retinopathies, is a …

Deafness affects 5% of the world's population, yet there is a lack of treatments to prevent
hearing loss due to genetic causes. Norrie disease is a recessive X‐linked disorder, caused …

NDP-related retinopathies typically involve bilateral and symmetric fibrovascular changes of
the retina that are evident at birth and usually progress through childhood or adolescence to …

Variants in the gene NDP cause Norrie disease, a severe dual-sensory disorder
characterized by congenital blindness due to disrupted retinal vascular development and …

Pericytes are specialized mural cells surrounding endothelial cells in microvascular beds.
They play a role in vascular development, blood flow regulation, maintenance of blood …

Simple Summary Hearing disorders, especially deafness, are highly debilitating diseases
that negatively affect the quality of life. Despite the high incidence, the underlying …

Background MD represents a challenging otologic disorder for investigation. Despite
attempts to define the pathogenesis of MD, there remain many gaps in our understanding …

We aimed to investigate the association between hearing loss and all-cause and
cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, and whether the relationship could be modified by …

Norrie disease is a rare, congenital X-linked recessive disorder of the eyes, particularly the
retina of affected males, resulting in congenital blindness or progressive visual loss through …