Genetic counseling and genetic testing in ophthalmology.

Curr Opin Ophthalmol

Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Published: September 2009

Purpose Of Review: To introduce the issues specific to the genetic counseling profession for genetic eye diseases.

Recent Findings: To discuss current issues in ocular genetic counseling including the use of a focused ophthalmology pedigree, informed consent in the blind population, genetic testing trends and psychosocial issues.

Summary: Introduce the time-consuming issues to be addressed in genetic counseling for genetic eye disease patients.

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