Tubby like protein 1 gene-linked retinal degenerations, along with other forms of IRDs, are disorders with unmet therapeutic interventions (Sahel et al., 2015; Farrar et al., 2017) and are responsible for significant personal, social, and economic burdens (Smith et al., 2015; Retina International, 2019). The gene discussed is TULP1; the disease is respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants.