A Review of Genetic Testing and Counseling: A look at the current state of genetic counseling, the methods that are available, and what might be coming in the future.

THOMAS Jefferson University; GENETIC counseling; GENETIC testing; MEDICAL personnel; NUCLEOTIDE sequencing; TANDEM repeats; HOTLINES (Counseling)

The article focuses on the importance of genetic counseling in ophthalmology, particularly in the context of inherited retinal diseases. Topics include the significance of genetic counseling in the diagnosis and management of ocular genetic conditions, the use of genetic testing technologies such as whole exome sequencing and emerging long-read sequencing, as well as the challenges and opportunities presented by increasing availability of clinical trials for inherited retinal diseases.