A scientific team from Oxford University, led
by Professor Robert McLaren, accomplished brought good news to people with
severe eye sight problems, such as blindness.
More specifically, in a research published in
the journal of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), it is demonstrated how
they have succeeded in restoring vision in blind mice. In doing so, they implanted
precursor cells in retina’s photo-reception, which slowly restored vision.
Vision results on mice, appeared almost
immediately, as 15 days later precursor cells were grown and created photo-receptors
in the retina, thus making them able to distinguish light.
In humans, this disease is called Retinitis
Pigmentosa, and it gradually destroys eye cell photoreceptors, resulting to
partial or total blindness.
Professor McLaren stated the following: “We have recreated the whole structure. This is the first proof that one
can get a completely blind mouse, enter cells and reconstruct its entire layer
(of cells) that are light sensitive. It’s like the whole computer screen is
restored, rather than individual pixels repaired.”
Scientists are optimistic that soon this new scientific research will be also applied to
human patients with satisfactory results.
Translated & Edited by Christiana Vellianiti
Source:iatropedia.com
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