Sight fails when defective eye cells cripple renewal
Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
In the rare eye disease, Enhanced S-Cone Syndrome, the retina degenerates because light-receiving cells fail to regenerate, new research shows. The discovery provides a target to treat the disease, which affects about one in 1 million people. But, the findings and the scientists' use of two technologies to uncover the mechanisms leading to sight loss may help gain understanding of other retinal degenerative diseases, including macular degeneration, affecting millions worldwide.