While researchers are working on new methods to replace or regenerate these cells, the crucial question is whether these ...

To do this, scientists engineer light-sensitive proteins (photoreceptors) to control a target process and then deliver these optogenetic ‘actuators’ to the cells they want to control. Optogenetics has ...

Patients with an inherited disease that caused them to lose much of their sight in childhood saw a quick return of vision ...

Hydra, a small relative of jellyfish, has no eyes, but it does have photoreceptors in its body. Todd Oakley and David Plachetzki from the University of California, Santa Barbara, showed that these ...

University of Washington research reveals how blue and orange LED light resets circadian rhythms and boosts melatonin ...

The announcement marks the second FDA designation for ATSN-201, which previously received Rare Pediatric Disease designation.

"In dry AMD, mitochondrial dysfunction ultimately leads to the degeneration and loss of photoreceptors and reduction in the ...

In an early phase trial, gene therapy showed an ability to restore function to rods and cones as well as functional vision ...

A subretinal gene therapy was well tolerated 1 year after treatment, with no drug-related serious adverse events, in a small ...

I’ve gained my quality of life back, and I know this is a step forward in the path to help future patients,” Aaron James said.

Gene therapy may restore vision to children and adults robbed of their sight by a rare inherited condition called Leber ...