Madalena Pereira (Ader, TUD)-- «Cell - based replacement of retinal pigment epithelium in rodent models of retinal degeneration» (2014) (dresden-ipp.de)
About 10 % of cases are due to a mutation in retinal pigment epithelium 65 (RPE65), a gene that codes for an enzyme that helps retinal cells make rhodopsin. (sciencemag.org)
Eye opener: A confocal microscope image of a rat retina after injection of human retinal pigment epithelium cells. (robertlanza.com)