Sentences with phrase «killed photoreceptor cells»
Exposure to blinding light killed photoreceptor cells in the retinas of mice (left, dying cells colored pink).
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LCA is a rare inherited eye disease that destroys vision by killing photoreceptors — light - sensitive cells in the retina at the back of the eye.
These retinal cells are the type that are killed off in macular degeneration, eventually leading to the death of photoreceptors, and the gradual loss of central vision.