Degenerative retinal disorders are a diverse family of diseases commonly leading to
irreversible photoreceptor death, while leaving the inner retina relatively intact. Over recent …

Inherited retinal disease (IRD) affects about 1 in 3000 to 1 in 5000 individuals and is now
believed to be the most common cause of blindness registration in developed countries …

The degeneration of light-detecting rod and cone photoreceptors in the human retina leads
to severe visual impairment and ultimately legal blindness in millions of people worldwide …

Optogenetics is a recent breakthrough in neuroscience, and one of the most promising
applications is the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases. Multiple clinical trials are …

Inherited retinal degenerations such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) affect around one in 4000
people and are the leading cause of blindness in working age adults in several countries. In …

Recent advances in optogenetics hold promise for vision restoration in degenerative eye
diseases. Optogenetics refers to techniques that use light to control the cellular activity of …

Inherited progressive degeneration of photoreceptors such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is
the most common cause of blindness leading to severe vision impairment affecting~ 1 in …

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Late-stage retinal degenerative disease involving photoreceptor loss can be treated by
optogenetic therapy, cell transplantation and retinal prostheses. These approaches aim to …

Optogenetics is the use of genetic methods combined with optical technology to achieve
gain or loss of function within neuronal circuits. The field of optogenetics has been rapidly …