Photovoltaic restoration of sight in rodents with retinal degeneration
Photovoltaic restoration of sight in rodents with retinal degeneration (Conference Presentation)
Daniel V. Palanker Stanford Univ. (United States)
Proc. SPIE 10052, Optogenetics and Optical Manipulation, 100520I (April 19, 2017); doi:10.1117/12.2250427; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2250427
Deafferented adult rod bipolar cells create new synapses with photoreceptors to restore vision
Loss of photoreceptors during retinal degeneration results in permanent visual impairment. Strategies for vision restoration based on the reintroduction of photoreceptors inherently rely on the ability of the remaining retinal neurons to correctly synapse with new photoreceptors. We show that deafferented bipolar cells in the adult mammalian retina can reconnect to rods and cones and restore retinal sensitivity at scotopic and photopic luminances.
Corinne Beier, Anahit Hovhannisyan, Sydney Weiser, Jennifer Kung, Seungjun Lee, Dae Yeong Lee, Philip Huie, Roopa Dalal, Daniel Palanker and Alexander Sher
Journal of Neuroscience 3 April 2017, 2570-16; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2570-16.2017