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    Promising results towards restoring vision in blindness caused by cellular degeneration in the eye

    Promising results towards restoring vision in blindness caused by cellular degeneration in the eye

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    The degeneration of photoreceptors in the eye is a significant cause of declining vision that can eventually lead to blindness and for which there is currently no effective treatment. Photoreceptor degeneration occurs in a variety of inherited retinal diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa-a rare eye disease that breaks down cells in the retina over time […] More

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    Potential cause of age-related macular degeneration identified in study

    Potential cause of age-related macular degeneration identified in study

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    Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is a common cause of vision loss in older adults. A study from the National Eye Institute (NEI) identified rare genetic variants that could point to one of the general mechanisms driving AMD. The variants generate malformed proteins that alter the stability of the membrane attack complex (MAC), which may drive […] More