News • December 30, 2023
Hexafluoro slows retinal degeneration and improves visual function in zebrafish models of Usher syndrome 1F
For the past few years, the Usher Syndrome Society has been helping fund research at the University of Oregon as part of our Translational Research Grants. We are pleased to share this recently published study detailing the promising findings using Hexaflouro to slow retinal degeneration and improve visual function in zebrafish models with Usher syndrome type 1F.
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