For people with macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel), an orphan retinal disorder that gradually destroys central vision, ...

Cell replacement therapy offers new hope for millions of people affected by retinal degenerations (RDs)—a group of blinding ...

Human eyes are complex and irreparable, yet they are structurally like those of the freshwater apple snail, which can ...

Summary: Unlike most tissues, the retina doesn’t summon neutrophils—the body’s typical first responders—when injured. Instead, microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, handle photoreceptor damage ...

Researchers reveal that microglia, the brain's immune cells, play a key role in protecting retinal health and managing eye ...

Apple snails can fully regrow their eyes, and their genes and eye structures are strikingly similar to humans. Scientists ...

Currently, GenAns Biotech is conducting investigator-initiated trials for several gene therapies, including GA001 for ...

Researchers have discovered that when photoreceptor cells in the retina are damaged, microglia, or the brain’s immune cells, respond, and the neutrophils are not recruited.

Eventually, they degrade naturally, leaving healthy cells behind. In 2015, the team used hydrogels to inject healthy photoreceptor cells into damaged retinas in a mouse model. While the team observed ...

A recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) describes a unique organization of mitochondria in photoreceptor cells that may be ...

Dr. Pardis Kaynezhad (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) holds a deep red light over her eye. A new study suggests the light can help stimulate the mitochondria in retinal cells. (UCL) ...