A cutting-edge project has produced a vast “road map” for proteins in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choroid of the eye. The project, conducted by recent grantees of a BrightFocus grant, mapped the locations and quantities of 4,403 different eye proteins. This research could be invaluable to further understanding of conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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Donated eyes from the dead may be the key to giving sight back to the living. Researchers have found that cells from the back of the eye may be taken from donated eyes and used to repair the eyes of the blind. Human cells have successfully been used to restore some sight to blind mice, with human trials set to begin in the next three years.
The special type of cells extracted from the back of the eye are called
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Study could lead to new therapies to help improve sight following trauma or stroke
University of Texas neuroscientists having been looking at how nerve cells in the visual cortex of the brain handle and adapt to images as they change.
Researchers evaluated the results of stimulating the visual cortex upon optic neurons whose electrical activity was measured at the same time in lab animals. With the animal viewing movies they monitored the behavior of visual cortex neurons as the images changed.
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The six patients had severe vision loss from choroideremia, a form of retinopathy that is genetic. The disease is fairly rare and manifests only in males. The cells at the back of the eye gradually die, leading to gradual vision loss and ultimately, blindness. Working copies of the faulty gene were injected into retina cells, along with a fluid to halt further degeneration.
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