News tagged with rpe cells
Emerging pharmaceutical platform may pose risks to retinal health
According to new research by University of Kentucky investigators, an emerging pharmaceutical platform used in treating a variety of diseases may produce unintended and undesirable effects on eye function. The paper, "Short-interfering ...
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Study demonstrates potential of new gene vector to broaden treatment of eye diseases
Inspired by earlier successes using gene therapy to correct an inherited type of blindness, investigators from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, are poised to extend their ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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First patients enroll in US stem cell trials on blindness
The first clinical trials that examine the use of stem cells to treat two forms of blindness are ready to begin now that patients have been enrolled, a US company announced on Thursday.
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Researchers report progress using iPS cells to reverse blindness
Researchers have used cutting-edge stem cell technology to correct a genetic defect present in a rare blinding disorder, another step on a promising path that may one day lead to therapies to reverse blindness ...
Jun 15, 2011 |
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'Dark cells' of living retina imaged for the first time
A layer of "dark cells" in the retina that is responsible for maintaining the health of the light-sensing cells in our eyes has been imaged in a living retina for the first time.
Feb 26, 2009 |
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