Sentences with phrase «photoreceptor cells critical»

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However, both Goldberg and Albini agreed there is no evidence that this kind of therapy could have treated the patients» sight problems even if carried out correctly and only sparse evidence that adipose cells can differentiate into retinal pigment epithelium or photoreceptor cells, which play a critical role in macular degeneration.

AMD, a major cause of irreversible vision loss in the elderly, results from death of cells critical for vision: RPE and photoreceptor cells.

It results from the death of cells critical for vision: retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE) and photoreceptor cells.

As a monolayer of cells critical to photoreceptor function and survival, the RPE is an ideally accessible target for cellular therapy.

These are the photoreceptor support cells in the retina that are critical for the process of light into sight conversion.