Randomized controlled trial of electro‐stimulation therapies to modulate retinal blood flow and visual function in retinitis pigmentosa

We examined changes in visual function and ocular and retinal blood flow (RBF) among retinitis pigmentosa (RP) participants in a randomized controlled trial of electro‐stimulation therapies.

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