Groundbreaking research on the differentiation of embryonic stem cells (ESCs ... aberrant transcript were detected in retinal organoids, co-incident with photoreceptor differentiation and the ...

Retinal swelling that then occurs can cause blurred ... The degeneration occurs specifically in the retinal photoreceptor cells called rods or cones. These cells are situated mainly on the outer ...

Disruption of photoreceptor cilia has been implicated in a variety of retinal diseases, collectively called ...

The research team created undeveloped retina tissue aimed at eventually forming into photoreceptor cells by using iPS cells stored at Kyoto University’s Center for iPS Cell Research and Application.