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. 2015 Aug 17;25(16):R713-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.07.004.

Vision Science: Can Rhodopsin Cure Blindness?

Russell N Van Gelder  1 , Kuldeep Kaur  2
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Vision Science: Can Rhodopsin Cure Blindness?

Russell N Van Gelder et al. Curr Biol. .
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Outer retinal degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world. A new study now demonstrates that ectopic expression of human rhodopsin in the inner retina, mediated by viral gene therapy, can restore light sensitivity and some vision to mice blind from outer retinal degeneration.

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