Science news articles about 'retinal degenerative diseases'

... by disease," adds Dr. Radtke. "What we have learned will help us to refine this method and obtain further evidence that retinal implants may be a viable therapy for retinal degenerative disease."

... of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Boyd Professor, and Ernest C. and Yvette C. Villere Chair of Retinal Degenerative Diseases Research at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, ...

... the production of later-born neurons such as photoreceptors, which are lost progressively in retinal degenerative diseases." Future studies will be required to assess the usefulness of this approach ...

... Palczewski said. "Dr. Maeda, who studies retinal degenerative diseases in my lab and works to develop ... effectiveness of drug candidates designed to combat retinal disease in humans, has done superb work ...

... not only due to the potential applications in the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases, but also in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease," notes Dr. Bazan. "This research has ...