MeSH tree: A11.671.650.850
An international team of researchers led by the University Hospital and University of Bonn, as well as the universities of Edinburgh, Basel and Pennsylvania, has identified a previously unrecognized form of inherited retinal ...
Sep 10, 2026
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Retinal ganglion cells, known as RGCs, are the retina's final link to the brain. They collect processed visual information, and their axons form the optic nerve. When these cells die, the lost connection cannot easily be ...
Sep 1, 2026
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National Eye Institute researchers have created the largest known database providing a reference for the size of individual cone photoreceptors, the cells in the retina responsible for color vision, across the lifespan. This ...
Aug 26, 2026
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Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative eye disease defined by the progressive death of nerve cells in the retina called retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and damage to the optic nerve. It doesn't have many warning signs, so significant ...
Aug 21, 2026
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For decades, scientists believed that photoreceptors in the retina relied primarily on neighboring support cells, known as the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), to remove waste. While the RPE is still responsible for clearing ...
Jul 29, 2026
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A new understanding of retinal cell development may help pave the way for future retina transplants, which could restore sight to people whose conditions currently have no effective treatments, according to researchers at ...
Jun 12, 2026
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have successfully demonstrated that disrupting an eye structure long suspected of blocking the growth and survival of transplanted nerve cells may help restore vision in people ...
Apr 29, 2026
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A new Yale School of Medicine (YSM) study has uncovered surprising new details about how our eyes process what we see. When we look at something, our visual system breaks down different aspects of the scene—such as color, ...
Apr 9, 2026
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Scientists led by Botond Roska at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) and collaborators have identified genetic pathways and compounds capable of protecting cone photoreceptors from the degeneration ...
Mar 30, 2026
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Until now, it has been difficult to maintain retinal ganglion cells deep inside organoids over extended periods. The supply of nutrients and oxygen in the densely packed tissues is limited, leading to cell death.
Jan 17, 2026
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