Ultraviolet has very short and energetic wavelengths that are shorter than violet on the visible spectrum. But can people see ...

We propose a 'transcriptional dominance' model of photoreceptor fate determination that includes three fundamental attributes: that all photoreceptor types originate from a common postmitotic ...

Otherwise known as a drum unit or photoreceptor assembly, it works much like the corresponding part in your office's photocopiers. When an image or text is sent to the printer, after immediately ...

You don’t need a true eye for this; an isolated photoreceptor will do. Hydra, a small relative of jellyfish, has no eyes, but it does have photoreceptors in its body. Todd Oakley and David ...

A quartet of studies presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology’s 2024 Annual Meeting addressed ...

Figure 2: Complete loss of Rom-1 results in apoptotic rod photoreceptor death. Figure 3: The loss of Rom-1 leads to the development of short ROSs, which exhibit a biphasic pattern of disorganization.

Bioinspired device Left: schematic of the mantis shrimp visual system. Right: artificial photoreceptor based on chiral silver nanoclusters and the organic semiconductor pentacene. (Courtesy: CC BY 4.0 ...

Carotenoids, specifically, are responsible for the yellow and orange pigments that naturally emerge as lemons, which start ...

Additional data from the Phase 2 ARCHER trial demonstrating protection of visual acuity and anatomical structure following ANX007 treatment will be featured as an oral presentation New preclinical ...

The OCU400 Phase 3 liMeliGhT clinical trial is currently underway and on track to meet the Company’s 2026 BLA and MAA approval targets. Between the U.S. and EU, nearly 300,000 people are affected by ...