Sentences with phrase «cause photoreceptor degeneration»
Genetic defects cause photoreceptor degeneration, which are majorly classified into rod - cone dystrophy called retinitis pigmentosa (rods initially degenerate, followed by cone degeneration), cone - rod dystrophy (cone degeneration, followed by rod degeneration), and Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA).
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PRA is caused by the degeneration of the photoreceptor cells, rods and cones, which are needed for dark and day light vision, respectively.
Among the disorders that Balasubramanian has targeted is retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited diseases that cause degeneration of the retina (in the back of the eye where millions of photoreceptors capture light rays that the brain turns into images).
The condition is hereditary or age - related, and causes degeneration of the photoreceptors — light - sensitive cells in the retina — leading to blindness.
But someday all of them could offer a valid treatment for retinitis pigmentosa as well as for age - related macular degeneration, which gradually destroys photoreceptors in the center of the retina and is the leading cause of blindness in adults over age 55.