Optogenetic restoration of retinal ganglion cell activity in the living primate

oleh: Juliette E. McGregor, Tyler Godat, Kamal R. Dhakal, Keith Parkins, Jennifer M. Strazzeri, Brittany A. Bateman, William S. Fischer, David R. Williams, William H. Merigan

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-04-01

Deskripsi

Non-human primate models are important for the development of high quality vision restoration therapies for blindness. Here, the authors demonstrate restoration of light responses in foveal retinal ganglion cells of the living macaque following optogenetic gene therapy.