For example, converting pluripotent cells to retinal cells could provide an opportunity to
treat retinal injuries and degenerations.
All colors of light have the potential to
cause retinal injury depending on the intensity and duration of exposure, says Raymond Iezzi, MD, an ophthalmologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
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Retinal injuries and blinding diseases of the retina tend to cause a massive loss of neurons.
Working with rats and mice, Xi and colleagues found that specialized retinal cells called Müller glial cells release IL - 33 in response to
retinal injury.
«We are testing whether liposomal Wnts can accelerate skin - wound healing and healing after myocardial infarction [heart attack], stroke, and corneal and
retinal injury,» says Helms.
The visual cortex of the adult primate brain displays less flexibility in response to
retinal injury than previously thought, according to a new study published in the May 19, 2005, issue of the...
There are other scattered case reports of SAH, subdural hemorrhage, barotrauma,
retinal injury, coronary dissection, and other misadventures [10].