Sentences with phrase «damaged rods and cones»

But what it will do is astounding nonetheless: send electric pulses that bypass the retina's damaged rods and cones to jump - start cells that are still viable.

SARDS is an ocular disease that damages the rods and cones within the retina of an affected dog's eyes.

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Bypassing damaged retinal cells The light - sensitive photoreceptors made by the rod and cone cells in the retina also belong to the GPCR class.

Among the newly funded investigations are: the development of animal models of diabetic eye disease to learn how fenofibrate, a drug clinically - approved to treat cholesterol, protects the eye from diabetes - related damage; the development of a specialized camera to capture how the retina's rods and cones (responsible for turning light energy into shapes and colors) work in health and how they fail in retinal diseases; and the exploration of mechanisms by which intestinal tract bacteria impact the health of the eye.

After the rods die, the excessive «left - over» oxygen is toxic, causing oxidative damage and ultimate death of cones.