Monday, September 10, 2007

Scientists Eye Secrets of Retinal Regeneration

Source: Weill Cornell Medical College
Date: September 10, 2007

Summary:

Peering at microscopic changes within the retina, scientists in the Department of Ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, have discovered a key mechanism driving eye health and eye disease. Reporting in the cover article of a recent edition of Cell, the team says they have discovered just how light-sensing discs in the retina's rod cells regenerate themselves.