Sentences with phrase «sensitive photoreceptor cells»

Most causes of untreatable blindness occur due to loss of the millions of light sensitive photoreceptor cells that line the retina, similar to the pixels in a digital camera.

The retina contains small, specialized neurons called bipolar cells that transmit information from light - sensitive photoreceptor cells to ganglion neurons, which send information to the brain for interpretation as images.

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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.

The photoreceptors in the retina, at the back of the eyes, are the primary light sensitive cells that allow us to see: they convert light into electrical signals.

These wavelength - sensitive photoreceptors were identified soon after and are known as melanopsin - containing ganglion cells.

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

The condition is hereditary or age - related, and causes degeneration of the photoreceptors — light - sensitive cells in the retina — leading to blindness.

A healthy retina usually features light - sensitive cells — photoreceptors — called cones and rods.

With age, our eyes accumulate waste in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), which supports the life and function of photoreceptors (light sensitive cells in the eye); in advanced stages, RPE and photoreceptors die.

These wavelength - sensitive photoreceptors are known as melanopsin - containing ganglion cells.