Transplanted retinal cells can restore some vision in mice with degenerative eye disease, experiments show. The new findings could point the way toward treatments for several forms of progressive blindness, including macular degeneration, which affects an estimated 6 million people nationwide.
SIGHT LINE. These rod photoreceptor cells, shown in green, are at the optimal developmental stage for transplantation into blind mice.
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