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Lab-grown retinal eye cells make successful connections, open door for clinical trials to treat blindness

January 16, 2023 by Leo

The most common retinal cell types forming synapses were photoreceptors – rods and cones – which are lost in diseases like retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration, as well as in certain eye injuries.

Source: Lab-grown retinal eye cells make successful connections, open door for clinical trials to treat blindness

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