Researchers elucidate cause of death of photoreceptor cells in retinitis pigmentosa
Findings suggest new pathway as potential target for treatment of potentially blinding disease
22-Aug-2012 -
Research conducted at the Angiogenesis Laboratory at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, has for the first time, identified the mode of death of cone photoreceptor cells in an animal model of retinitis pigmentosa (RP). This groundbreaking study, led by Demetrios G. Vavvas, M.D., Ph.D., and ...
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