Posts tagged Blindness

Scientists restore sight in blind mice

BBC News:

Scientists have taken a crucial step towards restoring the sight of people suffering from degenerative eye diseases like retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.

“This is a landmark study” says Professor Robin Ali who led the research. “We’ve shown for the first time that transplanted photoreceptors can integrate successfully with the retinal circuitry, making synaptic connections, and truly improving vision”.

Always great to hear about these kind of breakthroughs.