Loss of retinal photoreceptor cells is a critical event in loss of vision. A new, albeit tentative, strategy to rectify the loss of photoreceptor cells involves reprogramming fibroblasts into chemi ...

Our ability to see starts with the light-sensitive photoreceptor cells in our eyes. A specific region of the retina, termed ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), classified into dry and wet types, poses a significant threat to the vision of the ...

Preserving photoreceptor cells following retinal injury Inhibition of alternate complement pathway revealed Date: July 22, 2015 Source: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary ...

In vertebrate retinas, specialized photoreceptors responsible for color vision (cone cells) arrange themselves in patterns ...

Most people who are allergic to cats aren’t reacting to the fur—they’re reacting to a protein in cat saliva called Fel d 1.

UCLA scientists found that in early retinitis pigmentosa, rod bipolar cells in mice rewire to connect with cones, preserving ...

Preserving photoreceptor cells following retinal injury Inhibition of alternate complement pathway highlighted in Science Translational Medicine ...

Blinding diseases lead to permanent vision loss by damaging photoreceptor cells, which humans cannot naturally regenerate. While researchers are working on new methods to replace or regenerate ...

As PEDF is secreted by the RPE cells, it binds to a receptor called PEDF-R and helps to break down lipid molecules that enclose outer segments of the photoreceptor cells.