Ophthalmology
Gene study sheds light on middle-age sight loss
Chemical changes in the eye that can lead to blindness have been identified by scientists, a conference will hear tomorrow (Tuesday 5 September).
Sep 4, 2017
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News tagged with photoreceptor
Neuroscience
Using omega 3 fatty acids to treat Alzheimer's, other diseases?
Understanding how dietary essential fatty acids work may lead to effective treatments for diseases and conditions such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease, age-related macular degeneration, Parkinson's disease and other retinal ...
Jul 18, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Gene-delivery system prevents vision loss from inherited eye disease
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed gene-carrying nanoparticles that home in on target cells and prevent vision loss in mice with a human form of Leber congenital amaurosis.
May 10, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Using CRISPR to reverse retinitis pigmentosa and restore visual function
Using the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health, with colleagues in China, have reprogrammed mutated rod photoreceptors ...
Apr 21, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Fish eyes to help understand human inherited blindness
Newborns babies can be at risk of congenital blindness, presenting sight defects due to lesions or to genetic mutations in their genome. Among the latter, Leber Congenital Amaurosis—or LCA—is one of the most widespread ...
Apr 5, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Fighting blindness: Scientists bring a key protein into focus
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered how a protein called α2δ4 establishes proper vision. Their research helps explain why mutations in the gene encoding α2δ4 lead ...
Mar 6, 2017
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Medical research
Improving longevity of functionally integrated stem cells in regenerative vision therapy
Stem cell therapies hold great promise for restoring function in a variety of degenerative conditions, but one of the logistical hurdles is how to ensure the cells survive in the body long enough to work. Researchers from ...
Jan 12, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Krembil research prompts rethink on established vision recovery theory
A team of researchers at the Krembil Research Institute has published a paper that is expected to change the way scientists think about vision recovery after retinal cell transplantation.
Dec 14, 2016
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Genetics
Retinitis pigmentosa gene discovery may reveal a new route to inherited blindness
Researchers at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital with funding from Fight for Sight, in collaboration with a team from Baylor College of Medicine in the USA, have discovered a new retinitis pigmentosa ...
Nov 24, 2016
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Ophthalmology
A new mode of communication between donor and host photoreceptors in retinal dystrophy
UK eye researchers with funding from Fight for Sight have discovered a new means of communication between transplanted donor photoreceptors developed from stem cells and the degenerating photoreceptors of the host retina. ...
Oct 24, 2016
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