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Penn Vet Researchers Evaluate a New Device That Could Streamline Vision-Saving Therapies
Retinal blindness caused by the death of photoreceptors, the light-sensing cells within the retina, affects millions of people worldwide. Novel gene and cell therapies to prevent or rescue vision loss…
Hope for cell-based retinal repair: Penn Vet study finds key to improving survival of transplanted cells
Researchers identify metabolic stress as an obstacle to photoreceptor transplantation highlighting a critical window for therapeutic intervention.
New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease (link is external)
A collaborative team of researchers led by vision scientists at the School of Veterinary Medicine have developed novel promoters that drive strong and specific gene expression in rod and cone…